Peter F. Metcalf ’59

Peter, one of nine Metcalfs to attend Princeton, died Jan. 26, 2001, in his winter home in Venice, Fla., after a five-year struggle with cancer.

A graduate of Phillips Andover, Peter worked on the Daily Princetonian, joined Colonial Club, and majored in history at Princeton.

Peter worked for Columbian Rope Co. of Auburn, N.Y., for 25 years, serving in Manila for 12 years, and as president from 1982-85, when he retired. While in the Philippines he was an avid offshore racer and commodore of the Manila Yacht Club. After retiring he dedicated himself to local business concerns and extensive philanthropic work, including service as president of the Columbian Foundation in Auburn, which supports local human services agencies. Following the death of his beloved wife, Nancy, in 1993, he devoted countless volunteer hours to local hospitals in Syracuse and Venice and was a director of the St. James Episcopal Church Foundation in Skaneateles, N.Y., which he also served as a Eucharist minister and lector.

Peter leaves a son, Toby, a daughter, Stacy, a granddaughter, Madeline, a brother, Philip '64, a sister, Elizabeth, and a devoted family of friends who will miss his forthright opinions, optimism, and unfailing courage.

The Class of 1959