Paul H. Arkema ’62

Paul died June 17, 2018, in Weston, Mass.

Paul was an ardent Tiger; he majored in Germanic languages and literature — and asserted he would readily do it again. He then graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, subsequently training in psychiatry at Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

Paul served in the Navy from 1971 to 1973 at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. He was a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Boston University Medical School, and was recognized by the American Psychiatry Association with the Roeske Certificate for Excellence in Medical Student Education and the Distinguished Life Fellow Award.

Paul loved to ski with his family and friends and to boat on the lakes of Maine. He served on the boards of the Weston Forest and Trail Association and the Spectrum Singers. He was active in the First Parish Church of Weston (Unitarian-Universalist).

Paul is survived by his wife, Christine; children David, Joanna, and Elizabeth ’04, as well as their spouses; brother Daniel; and sister Beatrice.