Littleton Long ’39

Tiny died of cancer July 23, 2003, in Burlington, Vt., where he had lived for 53 years.

He was well known in the area for his small, elderly apple orchard — "elderly" because of the venerable varieties he lovingly cared for. His life's work was teaching. He received his PhD in English literature from Yale in 1949 after four years (1942-46) with the Army in antiaircraft artillery and serving as an academic instructor. In 1949 he accepted a position in the English department at the U. of Vermont, where he taught until his retirement in 1985. A beloved and respected teacher, he was an encyclopedic source of information for his colleagues. For 33 years, he was the treasured faculty adviser to the senior honor society, Mortar Board.

Tiny and Carolyn Elley, also a graduate student at Yale when they met, were married in 1944. He was a great dad to their four children, inventing toys and playground equipment for them. He enjoyed skiing and playing tennis on the court he helped build behind their house, and in later years, spent summers tending his orchard.

To Carolyn, their four children, and five grandchildren, we offer sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1939