Geoffrey R. Myers ’62

Geoff Myers died peacefully April 5, 2013, in Bethany Beach, Del.

Geoff came to Princeton from Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, N.J., where he was class president and a basketball star — competing against the late Pete Campbell, who became his sophomore-year roommate. He majored in chemical engineering, dined at Tower, and played varsity basketball. He also roomed with Dave Schoellkopf, Dick Roman, Herb Henryson, and Joe Caltagirone.

Geoff graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1965 and joined the U.S. Patent Office. He moved to a boutique patent law firm, Brown, Beveridge, DeGrandi, and won the largest patent-infringement award of that era. Geoff also was an adjunct professor of patent law at George Mason. He returned briefly to the Patent Office in the late 1970s.

A volunteer commander of the Middlesex Beach Patrol for 20 years, he also served on local planning boards, gaining recognition by the Delaware Congress for his volunteer efforts. A member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, he remained active in sports, winning his club’s tennis championship.

Geoff married Judy Gillespie, a nursing student at Duke, in 1964. The class offers its deepest condolences to her; children Randy and Elizabeth; four grandchildren; and Geoff’s sister, Fran.