Leroy R. Leaf ’46

Roy Leaf, a West Orange, N.J., native, died Feb. 11, 2004, at his recent home in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of diabetes and cancer.

Entering Princeton in 1942 to major in economics, he served in Europe from1943-46, as a P51 pilot with the Air Force's 358th Fighter Squadron, earning three Air Medals including one for D-Day. A member of the Triangle, Outing, and Flying Clubs at Princeton, Roy graduated with honors in 1948. He then earned a BFA at Immaculate Heart College in LA, and an MFA at UCLA, where he received several awards.

Traveling to France inspired him to develop an expertise in history. From 1960-74 he was executive director for Friends of City Center Music and Drama, and from 1974 until his retirement in 1990, he was executive director of Skowhegan [Maine] School of Painting and Sculpture.

Roy is survived by a brother, Robert A., and several nieces and nephews. We join them in mourning the passing of a cultured and engaged artist and classmate.

The Class of 1946