Paul R. Sieber Jr. ’44

Paul died May 12, 1995, of cancer at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he had practiced medicine for four decades. He was 72.

Paul came to Princeton from Shady Side Academy, where he was class president and captained football and baseball. At Princeton he played freshman and J.V. football, majored in biology, and was a member of Cap and Gown Club. Russ Boles, his roommate, clubmate, and friend through the years, recalls vividly when their fathers, both doctors, came to Princeton to jointly persuade them to complete their pre-med education before crossing the border to "join up."

Leaving Princeton in 1943 to enter the Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical School, Paul received his M.D. in 1946 and after two years in the Army, was discharged with the rank of captain. He joined his father's medical practice at Mercy Hospital and so began his distinguished surgical career. He also served as the B&O Railroad area doctor and after retiring from the hospital, became medical director for the postal service in western Pennsylvania. During his lifetime, his love of sports continued and was a key interest in his retirement years, moderated only by increasing back problems. In 1944 he married Emily Jean McCready, who survives him.

To Emily, to his sons, Paul R. III and Richard, his daughter, Nancy Tucker, his brother, John R., and six grandchildren, the class extends its sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1944