F. Coit Johnson II ’52

An educator and psychologist, Coit came to us from Groton and joined Quadrangle, the tennis team, and the choir. He roomed with Spence Gordon and fellow Groton alums Sandy Zabriskie, Lou Washburn, and Peter White.

After service as a lieutenant in the Army, Coit earned a master’s degree in social psychology at Columbia. He was headmaster of the Little Red School House in New York and the Foxcroft School before practicing psychology in New York, where he was on the board of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and a member of the choir. A good companion, Coit belonged to a number of clubs, including The Racquet Club, Princeton Club of New York, Piping Rock, and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club.

Coit died July 26, 2013, leaving his wife, Holly Harrison Johnson; and their children, Timothy, Christian, Sarah, Rebecca, Priscilla, and Holly. The class offers its sympathy to them.