H. Vinton Coes ’36

Vint, 87, died at home in Sussex, N.J., on Jan. 28, 2001. A graduate of Montclair [N.J.] H.S., at Princeton he majored in biology. In 1941 he received his MD from Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons.

During WWII he served almost five years in the Navy Medical Corps attaining the rank of lieutenant-commander. During the years 1943-44, he was assigned to amphibious units during the invasions of Sicily, plus Salerno and Anzio in Italy. He was awarded four Battle Stars.

In the late 1940s, Vint moved to Sussex, where he established a successful family practice focusing on obstetrics. In 1967 he volunteered to serve as a civilian physician treating civilians under a USAID program in Vietnam. Then, in 1969, he volunteered as a Peace Corps physician for two years in Liberia. From 1971-83 he returned to his general practice at home and then spent a few years as a volunteer physician at a local school.

During his busy career he was active in several New Jersey organizations and was honored by the American Medical Assn. and the Sussex County Medical Society.

Vint is survived by his wife, Eleanor Gies Coes, whom he married in 1941, sons Donald V., Alan H., and David R., a daughter, Mary E., and nine grandchildren.

The Class of 1936