Jeremiah R. Nead ’55

The son of Kathryn Nead and Prescott Nead Sr., Jerry was born Sept. 4, 1933, in Castleton-on-Hudson, N.Y., and died Oct. 18, 2015, in Albany, N.Y.

He prepped at the Albany Academy and majored in English at Princeton. Jerry joined Terrace, and as its president, he welcomed the club’s first African American member. Jerry was chairman of its bicker committee and was a member of Whig-Clio, the Hispanic Club, and WPRU.

At State Bank of Albany, he rose to become a member of the trust department. In the early to mid-1960s, he was president of the Albany Symphony during a time of major change, including the introduction of the orchestra’s performing for students at the local high school. His daughter remembers those orchestra days with gratitude.

 Jerry was known as a “hail fellow well met” personality — memorable as a smart, determined, outgoing, compassionate, stubborn, very conversant, and strong-willed man with the memory of an elephant.

Predeceased by his sons Jeremiah and Albert, Jerry is survived by Beverly Warner Nead, his wife of 32 years; children Christopher and Stephanie; grandchildren Melanie, A.J., and Corey; and his ex-wife, Ellen Corey. The class offers sympathy to them all.