Leonard R. Bogaev ’50

Len, a well-respected urologist, died Oct. 20, 2017, in Fredericksburg, Va.

He came to Princeton from Central High School in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated with honors in chemistry and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of Elm.

Len’s medical career began at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, medical school’s highest honor. After an internship, he moved to the University of Virginia, where he completed his residency in urology. Having been commissioned in the Navy during his internship, he “repaid the Navy,” as he wrote in our 10th-reunion book, for letting him complete his residency by serving as urologist-in-chief at the Navy hospital in Memphis.

Leaving the Navy in 1961, he partnered to form a private practice in urology in Jonesboro, Ark. He practiced there until retiring in 1988. Retirement took Len and his wife, Rosa Lee — a nursing student whom he met during his residency — back to Virginia, where they finally settled in Fredericksburg. While recognized as an outstanding doctor by his peers, Len would tell everyone that his proudest achievement was his beloved family.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rosa Lee; sons Chris, Doug, and Rick; daughter Susan; and nine grandchildren.