Max V. Skeen ’49

Max died Aug. 25, 2016, in Orange City, Fla., at the age of 92.

A native of High Point, N.C., Max enlisted in the Navy in 1943, serving as a pharmacist’s mate. He came to Princeton in October 1945 from Stevens Institute of Technology. Max majored in biology, graduated with honors, and went on to Duke Medical School. While at Princeton, he belonged to Prospect Club and the Student Federalists. He married Mae Corliss in September 1948.

In January 1952, Max re-entered the Navy, serving at the Naval Hospital in St. Albans, Queens, N.Y. He was discharged as a flight surgeon in September 1953, and after his release from active duty, he entered private practice in Milford, N.J. Approximately 10 years later, he moved to the Miami area, where he continued in practice for some 30 years. He was known as “an incisive diagnostician and a caring physician” to all who knew him. He was also a lifelong Baptist, a deacon, and a teacher at Stetson Baptist Church.

His wife, Mae, predeceased him. He is survived by their children, Gary, Mark, and Judy; and four grandchildren. Our sympathy goes out to Max’s children and family.