Nathaniel Augustus Boynton ’39

AWARDWINNING JOURNALIST, author, publisher, minor league baseball fan and devoted Princetonian, Nat died Jan. 13, 1991, a few hours after being stricken by a sudden heart attack while at church in Albany.

Nat's career began at the Watertown TIMES, took him to the Geneva TIMES as sports editor, to Albany as legislative correspondent for the Associated Press, and finally to General Electric for IS years as publicist, editor and speech writer. He left there to fulfill his ambition to become ownerpublisher of a local weekly, the Delmar SPOTLIGHT, shaping it into a concerned community newspaper of substance and style. He was also instrumental in bringing minor league baseball to Geneva, a team now affiliated with the Chicago Cubs. But whether in journalism or baseball or as a father, he was a born coach with an eye for talent and a fight for helping it grow. For years he served Princeton spotting and interviewing admissions recruits for the Eastern N.Y. region. His 1988 autobiography MEDIA RARE caught the essence of Nat and his lifelong enthusiasms.

With Barbara, their daughters, Cornelia and Elizabeth, and son, Larry, we share a keen sense of loss and deep gratitude for his days among us.

7be Class of1939