Genest De Larbre ’46

Genest de L'Arbre died July 14, 2003, in Reno, Nev., where he lived with his wife of 55 years, Jean.

A native of Belgium, he came to America in 1940 as a refugee from World War II, to study a year at Lawrenceville before starting Princeton in 1942. As a premedical student he transferred to Stanford University Medical School, finishing surgical training in 1952. He joined the Army and became chief of surgery at various hospitals until establishing a practice in Stockton, Calif. He was president of the State Board of Medical Examiners in 1968-69. Active in politics, Genest served on the California Republican Central Committee as finance chairman.

Genest enjoyed gardening, travel, and his daughters, Frances, Victoria, and Patricia as well as their husbands and his two grandchildren. He is survived by them and by Jean. The class extends its sympathy on the loss of a fine professional, exemplary family man, and esteemed classmate.

The Class of 1946