Joseph Doyle ’37

EDUCATOR and quick wit Joe Doyle died at home peacefully on Dec. 2, 1989, leaving his widow Kathy, daughter Valentine, son Allen, and two grandchildren. By 1985, Joe had "slowed down" after nine operations, variously on his heart, eyes, and hip.

At Newark Academy, Joe was on the J.V. football team, was editor of the yearbook and associate editor of the school paper, and won speech prizes. At Princeton he majored in French and graduated with honors. He was on the indoor track team, president of Dial Lodge, and a member of Theater Intime and the debating team.

After stints as a factory laborer and bank clerk, Joe taught French at Peekskill Military Academy. He received an M.A. in English from Columbia Univ. Joe was working toward his Ph.D. when in 1943, after a year in the State Guard, he was commissioned an ensign in the Navy. He saw overseas duty with the Eighth Fleet in the Mediterranean theater as a communications officer. After his discharge, he returned to the English faculty at Columbia as an instructor and university fellow. He later became an assistant professor of English at Washington and Jefferson College, where he worked on a biography of 19th-century writer George Woodberry. Joe served as dean of Washington College (1953-58), American International College (1958-60), and the Univ. of Hartford (1960-66). He also served as president of the Eastern Assn. of College Deans from 1960 to 1962. He retired in 1985. We send our deepest condolences to the family.

The Class of 1937