Frederick W. Tiley ’59

Fred died Feb. 20, 2016, leaving the class a proud legacy.

Fred came to Princeton from Deerfield, where — as a precursor to his Princeton career — he had captained the school’s football team. At Princeton, he majored in biology, dined at Ivy, played varsity lacrosse, and as fullback, captained both the freshman and varsity football teams. In his senior year he shared the distinguished Poe Award with John Heyd.

Upon graduation he declined an invitation from the Baltimore Colts, choosing instead to attend Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, followed by two years of surgical internship and general-surgery residency in Rochester, N.Y. Then came two years in the Air Force, three years of residency in orthopedic surgery at Yale New Haven, and postgraduate work at an Oxford-affiliated hospital in England.

This spring training behind him, Fred accepted a position in a private orthopedics practice of in Salem, Ore., where he was active on the medical staff of Salem Hospital, serving as its president, and teaching at the University of Oregon Medical School. He continued in private practice until his retirement.

Fred is survived by his former wife and longtime partner, Candace Tiley; his sons, Fritz and Casey; and his daughter, Salli Stevens-Tiley, to whom the class extends its sympathy.