Langdon G. Rankin ’30

Langdon G. Rankin of Essex, Conn., died Oct. 26, 1998. He was 90.

Born in Newark, N.J., he was a member of Princeton's Cannon Club. Langdon was headmaster and later headmaster emeritus of East Woods School in Oyster Bay, N.Y. He also taught history and Latin. After his retirement he continued to work as an educational consultant.

In Essex, he was a member of the Essex Library Committee, president of the Essex Historical Society, and a trustee of the Connecticut River Foundation. His primary hobbies were gardening and the construction of ship models.

He is survived by his wife, Frances, daughters Joan R. Davis and Judith R. Codella, two sisters, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to his family.

The Class of 1930