Nicholas McLeod Stahl ’38

Nick died April 13, 2004, in Westerly, R.I., after a long and difficult struggle with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

He prepared at Blair Academy and Exeter where he was on the crew and wrestling teams and active in debating. At Princeton Nick majored in physics and was twice invited by Dr. Robert Oppenheimer to join the Manhattan Project. However, his life was ultimately dedicated to pediatric surgery. During World War II he served in the Army Medical Corps where he rose to the rank of major. Postwar, Nick practiced pediatric surgery at Children's Hospital in Boston, entered private surgical practice in Syracuse and taught surgery at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He became a resident of Charlestown, R.I., in 1994.

Nick's wife of 49 years, Joyce, still hears from mothers who believe their children would not have grown up "without the help of God through Nick."

Aside from medicine, Nick's broad interests included astronomy, astrophysics, philosophy, classical music, comparative religion, and biblical archaeology.

To Joyce; sons Nicholas, John, Dean, and Matthew; Nick's sister, Gretchen Stahl King; and all of his devoted family and friends, the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1938