Fred B. Greear Jr. ’57

A caring internal medicine physician, Fred died Oct. 17, 2024.

He came to Princeton from the Woodberry Forest School near his home in Virginia. At Princeton, he majored in chemistry, won letters on the cross country team, and was a member of the Glee Club. Fred took his meals at Quadrangle Club, served as a Keyceptor, and roomed with Jack Bittig, Bill Booker, Paul Geary, Ed Giles, Paul Gwyn, and Jim McCutchan.

After Princeton, Fred graduated from the University of Virginia Medical School, served two years as a captain in the Army Medical Corps, including time in Germany, and completed his medical training at the University of Cincinnati. While in Ohio, he married Ann Dora Wentworth, a Wheaton College graduate, and they had three children, Fred III, Priscilla Ann, and David. In 1967, they moved to Virginia, where he spent more than 50 years as a specialist in internal medicine at Bristol Memorial Hospital, Bristol Regional Medical Center, director of NHC HealthCare, and then at Crossroads Medical Mission. He also served patients across the border in Tennessee.

A regular attendee at Reunions, at our 25th reunion he returned to cross-country running with his son Fred III, and he later was a place-winner in numerous 5K and 10K races in the South and Washington, D.C.

Fred is survived by Ann, their three children, and their families.