Lindsay Russell Laird ’53

Lin died Jan. 6, 2018, at the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine.

Lindsay was born in East Orange, N.J., grew up in Short Hills, N.J., and came to Princeton from the Pingry School. He joined Elm Club and majored in English.

After graduating, he was drafted into the Army and served at Fort Benning in Georgia. Lin married Mary Alden “Aldie” Nordquist in 1963, and settled in Acton, Mass. Lin had a business career spent mostly as a municipal-bond guru with Tucker, Anthony, and R.L. Day in Boston. Lin and Aldie loved spending summers in South Harpswell, Maine, where Lin served as president of the Auburn Colony Association for several years.

After retiring in 1992, Lin and Aldie divided their time between South Harpswell and Cudjoe Key, Fla. He loved class reunions and spending time with his family, demonstrating his patience while teaching five grandsons to drive.

Lin is survived by Aldie, daughters Wendy and Molly, and seven grandchildren.