Newton D. Angier ’47

Many of us will remember Newt for his engaging smile, effervescent humor, and witty discourse delivered in a courtly Southern accent.

A patriotic “Tar Heel,” he was schooled in Durham, N.C., and came to us after two semesters at Duke. He graduated in 1947 and soon married June Sherrill (a union that lasted for 24 years, followed by 20 years of separation, and finally divorce in 1992). They had three children; sadly, one of them died at a young age.

During his successful, quite diverse, professional career, Newt helped to manage several businesses in the food-service field, as well as an investment firm and a lumber company.

In 1957 he moved permanently into a beautiful old home (in the shadows of the Great Smoky Mountains) in historic Flat Rock, N.C. With zeal and skill he helped revitalize that beautiful town by rehabilitating its Episcopal Church into an active parish with a full-time minister, founding a historic preservation society, and invigorating the local playhouse, which ultimately became the State Theatre of North Carolina.

For our 50th Newt wrote, “I travel a lot, court a little, and drink as much as always.” Sadly, he fell ill this year and died May 29, 2007. He was missed by many at our 60th.

We send this celebration of a unique, beloved classmate to his two children.