Freeman Foote ’31

Freeman died Mar. 7, 1997, in his beloved Williamstown, Mass. His chosen life work was geology.

At Princeton, Freeman was manager of the wrestling team, active in the pistol club, and a member of Whig and Key and Seal. Freeman served in the Navy during the war and retired with the rank of commander. After he graduated, he earned his graduate degree at Columbia. He then received an appointment at Williams College, where he had a distinguished career and where he chaired the department of geology and mineralogy and held the Edward Brust Professorship. The Freeman Foote Foundation was established in his honor to fund student summer field work and to support the research of Williams College faculty in the geosciences.

Freeman was a community-minded man, active in town offices and the Berkshire Historical Society; he served as secretary of the Natl. Assn. of American Geologists. He was one of the founders of Big Horn Beartooth Research Associates, in which he continued his interest until his death.

Freeman was a loyal classmate, attending many reunions and never missing a summer reunion at Mt. Holly. He was welcomed with his broad smile, his beautifully timed sense of humor, and his gangling walk. He will be missed.

He is survived by Sally, his wife of many years, and his daughter, Nancy. The class extends its sympathy to both of them in the loss of a favorite classmate.

The Class of 1931