Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr. ’52

Mike came from Groton and joined Key and Seal, majoring at SPH in Oriental languages. He worked on the Nassau Sovereign and the Nassau Lit and roomed with Crowell Baker and Robert Goodale.

Mike graduated from Harvard Law School in 1958 after Army service in Germany. He got a juris doctorate, and a version of his thesis on Islamic law was published in Collier’s Encyclopedia.

Entering the foreign service in 1960, he was, in 1979, one of the embassy staff members taken hostage by Iranian militants in Tehran for 444 days. His wife, Louisa, was widely recognized for her statements on their behalf.

Mike died May 3, 2024. He is survived by his sons Mark, Philip, Andrew, and Duncan, to whom the class sends best wishes, with respect for Mike’s service to our country.