Ernest Max May ’34

Ernie, class treasurer from 1974-79 and winner in 1975 of our Outstanding Achievement Award, died Dec. 6, 2002. He was 89. Over the years he became a passionate advocate for early childhood development, and in 1991 the Youth Consultation Service (YCS) named its special education center in Union City, N.J., the Ernest M. May Academy. Recently he received the Thea Bry Award from YCS for "a lifetime of service to others."

Ernie's leadership positions with charitable boards take a full page in the Who's Who in the World. For example, he served as chairman of Montclair State College, executive vice president of Christ Hospital, adviser in applied professional psychology at Rutgers and honorary adviser in music at Princeton; he was a member of the National Committee on Nursing, president of the Summit Family Service Assn., Union County Mental Health Board, Overlook Hospital, and vestry of Summit Episcopal Church.

Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Betty Dewey; a sister, Helen Strauss; sons Ernie D. and Jim; daughter Susan; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. To them, we offer our sincere sympathies.

The Class of 1934