Joseph Stoner Lichty ’29

Joe died on Oct. 10, 2002. He prepared for Princeton at Mercersburg. At Princeton, he played soccer and lacrosse, was in the band, Glee Club, choir, Triangle Club, and was a member of Elm Club. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1933, and from Harvard Business School in 1938, serving as assistant dean for two years. After two years in the personnel department of the Cleveland Trust Co., he returned to Boston as assistant dean of Harvard Medical School in 1942. In 1944 he enlisted in the medical corps of the Army and served with the 168th General Hospital in Europe.

After the war he helped to reestablish German medical education, then returned to Boston as assistant director of Mass. General Hospital. From 1950-57, he was director of the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. From 1957-70, Joe was the executive director of the Akron General Hospital. In Akron, he was a Rotarian and worked for many community organizations.

In 1936 he married Marian Broadfoot, who predeceased him in 1988. He is survived by his children, Ann Lichty Creamer, Corinn, Joseph Jr., two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. To all of them, the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1929