Peter H. Gott ’57

Peter died June 13, 2012, at his home in Lakeville, Conn., after a six-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.

At Princeton, he majored in economics and sociology, joined Colonial Club, and participated in freshman swimming and the Nassoons. His senior roommates were Jeremy Morton and Stuart Kennedy.

After graduation he earned a medical degree from Tulane University in 1962. Then he moved to Lakeville. In the early ’80s, he began writing a medical column for The Lakeville Journal. His popularity increased on television, CBS covered his story, and the rest is history. He became the most famous syndicated medical writer in the country, receiving 2,500 letters weekly.

Peter was past president of the Litchfield Medical Association, a member of the Connecticut State Medical Society, chief of staff at Sharon Hospital, and medical director at Hotchkiss and Salisbury schools. He published four books, including Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Diet in 2005.

He was a ranked tennis player, writer, jazz pianist, and sports-car buff. His great loves were his family and his dear friend, Pat Miller. He leaves Pat; sons Benjamin, Christopher, and Geoffrey; granddaughter Morgan; stepdaughter Beth; and brothers Rodney and Alan. The class sends condolences to his family. We always will remember this fine man.