Gazaway Lamar Crittenden Jr. ’65

Lem died Aug. 1, 2007, in the crash of his ultralight plane while he was attempting to land at Cranland Airport in Hanson, Mass.

Lem was raised in Dover, Mass., prepping at Milton Academy. Quiet and reserved, but kind to all, he seemed enigmatic to all but his closest friends.

Lem's roommates included Bob Mertz, Rick Morry, and Bill Crouch. He majored in English and belonged to Quadrangle.

Commissioned as an Army lieutenant at graduation, Lem served in Vietnam as a forward observer with the 1st Air Cavalry. Just before his death, Dan River Press published his Vietnam novel, Jungle Rules, which he promoted in a month-long cross-country tour.

Lem went to Yale Law School, worked in Boston for Palmer & Dodge and later established his own office in Wellesley, specializing in technology matters. At the time of his death, he was planning to retire to his family's 19th-century summer home in Wareham, Mass.

Lem's wife, Gaily; his daughter, Joey; and his sister, Jenny, predeceased him. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Crittenden Sr.; and his sister, Penny. To them, the class extends its sympathy.