Kendrick A. Sears ’55

Rick died March 13, 2019, at age 86. He was the son of Frederick and Doris Sears and grew up in North Syracuse, N.Y., where he graduated from North Syracuse High School and was senior-class president. Everyone in his extended family who had attended college had gone to Cornell; Rick was unsure he wanted to go where “everyone else went.” So he followed his guidance counselor’s entreaties and applied to Princeton.

At Princeton he joined Dial Lodge and roomed with Hayden (Denny) Pritchard, Ron Hess, Norman (Bud) Malone, and Hugh Parker. He joined the marching band and was president of the Chapel Choir. Rochester Medical School followed, where he met and married nursing student Gracia Harding.

Rick was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Public Health Service and practiced orthopedic medicine around Syracuse. In 1984 he was appointed to the New York State Office for Professional Conduct and served for 20 years.

He is survived by his wife, Gracia; sons Frederick, Bruce, Bradley, and Geoffrey; and six grandchildren, Madeline, Kendrick, Emeline, Colton, Hannah, and Kyla ’21. Kyla was the all-time Ivy League lacrosse freshman scorer and goal scorer and unanimous pick for first-team Ivy League.

A more extensive memorial appears on the Class of ’55 website.