Hugh Chaplin Jr. ’44

Hugh died April 29, 2016, at home in Westwood, Mass.

He prepared at The Hill School. At Princeton he majored in biology, was in Elm Club, and was on the track and fencing teams. His roommates were Ted Neuman, Ray Kelly, and Al Bingham.

He served as an ensign, then as a lieutenant in the Navy and in the U.S. Public Health Service. Hugh earned his medical degree from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. He did blood research in London, and then joined the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he became a longtime resident, specializing in sickle cell anemia. He was often honored for his research work. Hugh had three sabbaticals in England and visited Mother Teresa in Calcutta.

His favorite spot was in the Catskill Mountains. An avid fisherman, he enjoyed art, the beauty of nature, and his family.

Hugh was predeceased by his wife, Alice, who died after 52 years of marriage and was the mother of his four children. His second wife, Lee, died after 11 years of marriage. He is survived by his children, Kate, David, Monique, and John; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. His father, Hugh Chaplin Sr., was a member of the Class of 1909.