Lynne Haggard Rumney ’90

Lynne died July 7, 2015, at home in Minot, N.D., after a long illness. She was 47.

Raised in Silver Spring, Md., Lynne majored in English at Princeton and graduated cum laude, earning membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of Quadrangle Club and roomed with Jennifer Bates and Missy Larson Fox. Lynne was concertmaster of the University Orchestra and helped organize its first-ever tour. A gifted violinist, Lynne was also a soloist and chamber musician in countless performances both on and off campus.

After Princeton, Lynne earned her master’s degree in violin performance from the Eastman School of Music and served as director of the honors program and as an instructor in humanities at Minot State University. She was co-founder and director of the Dakota Chamber Music Institute. Lynne continued her performing career as concertmaster of the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra and the Western Plains Opera Orchestra. She was an active member of her church and loved spending time with friends over a cup of tea. Her warm smile and wit warmed hearts.

To Lynne’s husband, Jon Rumney; daughter Danica; father Gale; and sister Loretta Haggard ’86, the class sends condolences on the loss of one of our outstanding classmates.