Garrison F. Lane ’57

Garry died Feb. 23, 2025, of complications of lung cancer at his home in Stonington, Conn.

He came to Princeton from Tabor Academy. He majored in English, played freshman lacrosse, and participated in the Chapel Choir, the Nassoons, and the Triangle Show. He joined Tower Club, where he played on the squash and volleyball teams. His senior-year roommates were Bill Wiegand and Jim Tappan.

After graduation Garry served in the Army Medical Corps, followed by law school at UC Berkeley. He left law school early to marry Marcia “Hi-Ho” Huhn, an editor for women’s magazines in New York. They had three children, Garrison S. (who predeceased Garry), Marcia, and Madeleine. Garry worked briefly in the advertising business and then followed an investment sales career on Wall Street.

He enjoyed sailing, and was a member of the New York Yacht Club and the Stonington (Conn.) Yacht Club. Through family heritage he was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of the Cincinnati. He also had a role in the movie Rollover with Jane Fonda in 1981.

After Hi-Ho’s death he formed a relationship with Susan Parker. Garry was a loyal alumnus, serving as chairman of our 25th reunion, a continuing performer with the Nassoons reunion group, and co-sponsor of the recent Mystic Seaport mini-reunion. He was also a supporter of the Blue Hill Troupe, which produces Gilbert & Sullivan operettas in New York and Blue Hill, Maine, and the Hanoverian Ensemble — both of which involve other Princeton classmates (Byron Bell and John Solum, respectively).

Garry is survived by Susan; daughters Marcia Lane Clair and Madeleine Lane-Duigan, and their families.