James Ross Schuyler ’44 *48

Doc, a longtime resident of Ewing, N.J., died June 2, 2003, in Riverside, Calif., his home for the past 10 years.

A graduate of Mercersburg Academy, he first roomed with Ernie de Moss and later was manager of Key and Seal. He received a degree in civil engineering while stationed by the Navy at Cornell, then served in the South Pacific, being discharged as lieutenant j.g. He joined an engineering firm, then earned a master's from Princeton in 1948 while working with the NJ Dept. of Transportation. He was recalled to the military during the Korean Conflict and assigned to study cold weather airport paving. Back at the DOT, he rose from chief of soils to general superintendent of maintenance, then to regional engineer, and finally chief engineer. He ended his career in 1987 as head of the NJ railroad electrification project.

Doc was active in the Ewing Presbyterian Church, the Society of Professional Engineers, and was commandant of the Trenton Battalion unit for naval construction of the Naval Reserve.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Elizabeth, daughters Patricia and Anne, and four grandchildren. Another daughter, Elizabeth, predeceased him. His class extends sympathy to the whole family.

The Class of 1944