George S. Heyer Jr. ’52

George came from Exeter, majored in history, and joined Quad. He played soccer, was a member of the senior council, and served as associate editor of The Daily Princetonian. George won the Westminster Fellowship and was a chapel deacon. He roomed with Nick Clifford, Spencer Gordon, and Sandy Zabriskie. After graduation George got two degrees at Yale — a bachelor’s of divinity in 1956 and a Ph.D. in religion in 1963.

George’s career was spent as a teacher at the Austin (Texas) Theological Seminary, where he was honored with a distinguished lectureship in his name.

He found time for much else aside from teaching, including service as chairman of both the Texas State Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Advisory Council for the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas, Austin. George was a trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, to which he gave his collection of rare English silver. Other enthusiasms included shooting and summers at his house in Nantucket.         

George died Oct. 10, 2015, leaving his daughter, Jennifer; son William ’88; stepsons Scott and Jody Ferguson; and stepdaughter Hallie Ferguson. He was predeceased by his wife, Hallie; son Gregory; and stepson Jamie. Our classmate will be much missed.