Hugh B. Lynn ’36

Hugh died peacefully in his sleep Nov. 10, 2015, at home in Winchester, Va., with his wife, Lillian, at his side. He was 101.

Hugh came to Princeton from Blair Academy. At Princeton, he was a member of Charter Club and was a star shortstop on the baseball team.

After college, Hugh attended medical school at Columbia and then served in the Army, attaining the rank of major. Hugh became surgeon-in-chief at the Louisville (Ky.) Children’s Hospital, head of the department of pediatric surgery at the Mayo Clinic, and professor of surgery at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He was a member of the first generation of surgeons who dedicated their careers to pediatric surgery, pioneering several experimental surgeries still in use today for children with severe birth defects. Hugh also was an accomplished horseman and foxhunter.

In addition to Lillian, his wife of 75 years, he is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan S. Lynn and Elizabeth F. Lynn; his daughter, Michael Anne Lynn; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his eldest son, Hugh Bailey Lynn II ’65; and five brothers and sisters.