Mortimer J. Matthews ’54

Mortimer “Tim” Matthews died June 8, 2007, at the Rose Garden Convalescent Center in Pasadena after a long illness.

Born in Glendale, Ohio, Tim graduated from St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. He majored in architecture and was married while at Princeton.

He initially worked for the firm of Welton Becket & Associates but then formed his own firm, Pulliam, Zimmerman & Matthews. Tim was a member of the American Institute of Architects and also served on Pasadena’s city planning commission and city council, and became mayor. He was involved in many land-use preservation issues.

He is survived by three daughters, Lisa Matthews ’76, Polly Evans, and Amy Feins; a stepson, Kevin; his sister, Katherine; and nine grandchildren. He was divorced from his first wife, Lydia, and his second wife, Susan, died last year. He also was predeceased by his brother, Stephen. The class sends condolences to his family.