Peter Larr ’60

Peter, son of a career Army officer, moved about much in his youth before settling at the Hotchkiss School. At Princeton he played rugby for two years and dined at Terrace. He roomed with Ham Ali and Roy Stohlman. His politics thesis was on Islam and Communism, accurately anticipating the course of our adult lives.

Peter pursued a time-honored but now less usual career path, joining Chase Manhattan Bank in 1960 and remaining there until his retirement, except for one and a half years when he was activated with the New Jersey National Guard from 1961 to 1962 for the Berlin/Cuba call-up. He rose through the ranks to senior vice president while serving the bank in London, Beirut, and Hong Kong before returning to New York.

During his career Peter served in senior positions in a host of banking and finance associations. He was also quite active in Rye, N.Y., local politics and served in numerous civic and charitable capacities.

In 1962 he married Rosamond; they raised two daughters and a son who collectively produced eight grandchildren. Peter died Dec. 16, 2019, after several years of struggle with ALS. The class expresses sympathy to Rosamond and all their family.