Fairfax Sheild McCandlish ’41

Sheild died Jan. 6, 2007, after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease.

A native of Fairfax, Va., he came to Princeton from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. A mathematics major, Sheild played varsity tennis, was treasurer of the International Athletic Association, and treasurer and manager of Tower Club.

During the war, Sheild spent five years in the Navy, largely in the Navy’s planning section in the Charleston Navy Yard. He was separated as a lieutenant. After graduating from Georgetown Law School, Sheild started a law practice in Fairfax, eventually retiring in 1987 as a partner in McGuire Woods. His firm was involved in the development of Reston Town Center as well as malls in Springfield and Tysons Corner.

Former president of the Fairfax Bar Association, Sheild was on the board of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Fairfax County Park Authority. He also was a top-ranked tennis player at Fairfax Racquet Club and the Army-Navy Country Club.

Sheild is survived by his wife of 63 years, Priscilla Totman McCandlish; his children, Fairfax III, Barbara, and Margaret Darby; and five grandchildren.