Michael A. Hewitt ’62

Mike died peacefully March 3, 2018, at an in-patient hospice facility in Greenville, N.C.

He graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1958. At Princeton, Mike was captain of the freshman fencing team. He sang in the Glee Club and was a founding member of the Footnotes. As Professor Fritz von Hoffenrothentroffencoffer he gave a comedic lecture about rock ’n’ roll on the Footnotes’ first album. In 1961 he and Brenda Morgan were married in the University Chapel.

After graduation, Mike proudly served in the Coast Guard as a lieutenant aboard the USCGC Androscoggin. He earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Long Island University in 1979 and spent most of his professional career as a clinical psychologist at the Roanoke Chowan Human Services Center.

Throughout his life, Mike was engaged in creative activities. He acted in local theater productions, sang in his church choir at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ahoskie, N.C., wrote poetry, composed music, and created colorful and inventive abstract paintings.

Mike is survived by his wife and muse, Brenda. He is also survived by his two children, Laura and Getzen; and granddaughter Anjali. The class offers its sincere condolences to his family.