Gilbert T. Bergendahl ’57

Gil died Nov. 20, 1997. He was born in Pawtucket, R.I., and graduated from Choate School. At Princeton he majored in biology; he then graduated from Tufts Medical School and completed a residence at Hartford Hospital. He lived in Evergreen Valley Farm, Conn.

At Princeton his activities included hockey, wrestling, and Whig-Clio. He roomed with John Murphy, Paul Phillips, the O'Connors, Bob Alford, Dick Schulze, and Bob Johnson.

Gil earned the Bronze Star in Vietnam and had the rank of major. He practiced in Norwich, Conn., as a vascular surgeon. He was chief of surgery at Backus Hospital and health director of Franklin Township.

He was a 32nd degree Mason and a life member of the New England Quarter Horse Assn. Gil is survived by his wife, Jean Rogers, daughters Brenda Brostek and Lynn Jorsz and son John. He was buried with full military honors. The class extends its sympathy to the family of this courageous man.