Hubert A. Royster Jr. ’27

Dr. Hubert A. "Peanut" Royster Jr. died at his house in Blue Hill, Maine, Dec. 22, 1995. He was born and raised in Raleigh, N.C., and came to Princeton from the Gilman School. At Princeton he was a member of the freshman and varsity wrestling teams, the Triangle Club, and Tiger Inn Club.

After graduation from the Univ. of Pennsylvania Medical School, he became the leading pediatrician on Philadelphia's Main Line. He also taught pediatrics at the Univ. of Pennsylvania Medical School and Bryn Mawr Hospital. He was president of the Philadelphia Pediatric Society. In WWII, he served as executive officer of the Marine Corps and rose to the rank of comdr. In 1936 he married Elizabeth Rutan, sister of Frank '23. They had two daughters, Martha and Virginia. In 1965 he underwent two hip-replacement surgeries and moved to Durham, N.C. There he taught pediatrics, while obliged to use crutches. In 1981 he moved to Blue Hill and endured more successful hip surgery, which got him off crutches.

He is survived by his wife, his daughters, and four grandchildren. To them, the class extends its sympathy in the loss of one of its most successful, handsome, and popular members and one of the secretary's good friends. We will miss his rosy cheeks, warm smile, and incomparable skill at the piano.

The Class of 1927