Leroy E. Talcott Jr. ’43

Roy died on Dec. 6, 1999, at the age of 79.

He came to Princeton on a full scholarship for academics and baseball-he still holds the all-time record for games won, 45. Later, the then Boston Braves (now Atlanta) drafted him into their organization, but a torn rotator cuff ended his budding career on the diamond, although it propelled him into his true life's work -medicine.

Roy attended Duke U. medical school, and then interned at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in NYC.

During the Korean War, Roy served in the Navy, later to be "borrowed" by the Army for medical purposes. Following his service days, he returned to Miami and established a highly successful medical practice.

In 1963, his first wife, Josephine, perished during a tragic house fire. In 1972, Roy married the former Myrtis Ascar, with whom he had two children, Vanessa Christina and Le Roy III. They survive, along with daughter Cheryl from the first marriage.

In addition to being a gifted surgeon, Roy played scratch golf and could boast of over 4000 hours in the air as a licensed pilot. But perhaps his greatest passion was for sailing, with stories of adventures between Florida and the Bahamas.

To all the survivors of the Talcott family, we express our deepest condolences.

The Class of 1943