Peter Burr Loomis IV ’61

Burr died Sept. 13, 2024, in Chambersburg, Pa., while in home hospice for a chronic illness.

Born in Detroit, he came to us from Ernest Seaholm High School. At Princeton, he was a member of Whig-Clio, ate at Terrace, and majored in philosophy. His senior-year roommates were Steve Ryter, Ken Goldin, Dave Fitzgerald, and John Keller.

After Princeton, Burr joined the Navy as a seaman, followed by Officer Candidate School and five years on active duty. He then joined the Naval Reserve and retired in 1989 as a captain. Having earned a master of science degree in geological oceanography in 1969 from the University of Michigan, he then worked for the Naval Oceanographic Office for 25 years and lived in Long Beach, Miss. In 2002, he and his wife moved to Chambersburg to be near their grandchildren. In retirement he was an avid homebrewer of beer, spent time with the Society for Creative Anachronism, and researched his Scottish heritage.

He is survived by his wife, Ann; his sons, Rip and Austin; and grandsons Drew and Adam.