Guy G. Williamson ’57 *61

In our 65th-reunion yearbook, Guy quoted Carole King’s song, “Tapestry,” which states: “My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever-changing view.” Guy died Nov. 5, 2024, in Natick, Mass., and his family repeated these words in his obituary, as Guy had some momentous changes in his life.

He came to Princeton from Hawthorne (N.J.) High School. He majored in aeronautical engineering, joined Prospect Club, participated in the club’s hockey and bowling teams, and held a research assistantship in the Gas Dynamics Lab at Forrestal. Guy was also a member of the Institute of Aero Sciences, the Mountaineering Club, and captained the University rifle team. His senior-year roommates were Jerry Press and George Hartman.

Guy stayed at Princeton to earn his M.S. degree in 1961, he also married a Swedish woman, Ingela Svan, who worked in the University Health Services Department. They lived in Princeton or its suburbs for many years, with Guy having jobs in the firms of Aeronautical Research Associates and then Continuum Dynamics. Ingela and Guy had three children: Lars ’84, Ian, and Lori. During this period, he became a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, rejoicing in its beliefs about a higher power.

Following a divorce, Guy accepted the teachings of Adi Da Samraj and moved to a community of similar devotees in Clinton, Mass. There he married Hilda Kolva, and they participated in many mission projects, including annual trips to Fiji. He also obtained a job at EG&G in Rhode Island, ending with a layoff and retirement in 2000.

Hilda died in August 2021. Guy is survived by his three children and their families, as well as numerous close friends in his spiritual community.