Patrick McEvoy Cromwell ’52

A lawyer and prominent Catholic layman in Baltimore, Mac died Sept. 16, 2015.

He came to Princeton from the Gilman School, took his meals at Ivy, where he was club librarian, and majored in English. Mac played lacrosse, was on the class memorial-insurance fund committee, and roomed with John Stinson, Hunter Goodrich, and Fuzzy Neville.

After two years of Army service, he earned a law degree at the University of Maryland and then joined the firm of Wright, Constable & Skeen. Mac was a board member of Gilman and of St. Mary’s Seminary and University. His service to the church included many years on the board of Mercy Medical Center and as founding chairman of the Archdiocese of Baltimore Independent Review Board, which reviewed the handling of child- and sex-abuse cases in the archdiocese. Mac was presented the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal by Pope Benedict XVI.

Mac’s death left his wife, Ruth; sons Patrick Jr. and Gordon; and daughter Elizabeth. The class sends them sympathy and respect for his service to our country.