Larry James Loeffler ’54 *61

LARRY DIED in Durham, N.C., after a courageous battle against Alzheimer's disease, May 7, 1990, the day after his 58th birthday.

Larry came to Princeton from Beaver Falls, Penn. He graduated from Princeton summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in chemistry. After graduation Larry went to Rochester, N.Y., to work for Kodak. There he met and married Carol Ann Baker, in 1957. Larry earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Princeton in 1961.

Larry had fellowships at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the National institutes of Health, and spent seven years at Merck, Sharpe & Dohme as a senior chemist, before joining the faculty at U.N.C.Chapel Hill. He became known for his research in radioinimunoassay techniques, anticancer agents, and antifibrinolytic agents and was also named "Best Instructor" soon after his arrival. Larry retired as prof. of medicinal chemistry in the School of Pharmacy in July 1987, following diagnosis of his illness.

He faced his affliction with a courage that was an inspiration to his colleagues, family, and friends, and with the special care of his wife, Carol.

In addition to Carol, Larry is survived by two sons, Matthew '84 and Michael (U.N.C. '86); a daughterin-law Anna; and a granddaughter Adelyn Michele. The Class shares this profound loss and extends its deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

The Class of 1954