Frederick Goddard Roberts ’49

Fred died of cancer on Aug. 13, 1999. He was 71. He came to Princeton from St. Paul's School after service in the Navy during WWII. He was a geology major and a member and pres. of Ivy Club. He captained the hockey team our senior year and was awarded the Blackwell Cup. He was also battalion commander of the nrotc.

Shortly after graduation, he joined the CIA, where he remained for approximately 10 years, serving in Austria and Turkey. Upon leaving the CIA, he became assistant dean of Princeton's graduate school. In 1968, he became associate director of the Marine Sciences Center of SUNY-Stonybrook, where he remained until he retired in 1982. In retirement, he moved to Woodbury, Conn., and then to Washington Depot, Conn., where he and his wife became very active in the affairs of the town.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Adelaide Comstock Roberts, two daughters, Alexandra Baylies and Emily, a son, R. Brooke, and two grandchildren. The class extends it deepest sympathy to them.

The Class of 1949