Peter Deropp Wood ’45

PETER WOOD died at his residence in East Quogue, L.I., N.Y., Feb. 28, 1990. He was 67.

Woodie entered Princeton from Valley Forge Military Academy, Penn., following in the footsteps of his brother Eric '42, and roomed in 27 Edwards with Warren Fugitt, Ken Phillips~ and Peyton Woodson. He was a member of Key and Sea].

Woodie's war service was with the First Armored Division and with the O.S.S. Following the war he organized his own construction firm in Wayne, Penn., but relocated to Sarasota, Fla., becoming active in real estate development. Woodie also worked for many years as an engineer in Brazil.

Woodie married Lenora Keir (Sarah Lawrence '45), and they had a son, W. Scott Robertson Il. Woodie sold his construction and real estate operations in 1970 and enjoyed almost 20 years of retirement, as he and Lenora traveled extensively. Woodie developed both interest and activity in behalf of the Nature Conservancy.

In addition to Lenora and Dr. Robertson, Woodie is survived by two grandchildren, Andrew and Audrey Robertson; by a sister, Eleanor Wood Dye; and a brother, Alec Wood. To all of them the Class extends condolences.

The Class of 1945