Michael B. Terry ’64

Mike died Dec. 19, 2023, after an illness of several months in Prescott, Ariz. He was surrounded by his wife of 49 years, Marjolein, a native of The Netherlands whom he married in The Hague; and their three children. He was 81.

Born on an Army base in Henderson, Ky., Mike was the son of Frederick Terry, a third-generation West Pointer who was killed during World War II, and his widow, Emelie. Mike was the stepson of Edward Clifford 1927.

Mike came to Princeton from Darrow School in New Lebanon, N.Y., and ate at Campus Club. He majored in economics and graduated cum laude. Continuing his family’s distinguished military tradition, Mike served as an officer in the Navy for three years after graduation and then received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1970. He worked at First National Bank of Boston and then at Eaton Vance Management as a fixed-income portfolio manager.

Mike and Mar raised their family in Needham, Mass., where he enjoyed attending his children’s sporting events as well as golfing, skiing, and traveling. An avid historian, he researched family genealogy and digitized family photos and letters. In retirement, he and Mar moved to Prescott, where he loved entertaining family and friends, taking daily walks, and watching the sunset over the mountains.

Mike is survived by Mar; children Frederick, Christopher, and Anina ’02; and seven grandchildren.