Peter M. Wright III ’56

Pete died peacefully May 14, 2012, at his vacation home near Chania, Crete, after a long illness. He was 78.

He graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. At Princeton he majored in English. He was president of the University Press Club, a member of Dial Lodge, and was in Air Force ROTC.

After Princeton, Pete worked for the Library of Congress in Washington. He then earned a Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

In 1965 he began a 30-year career in the department of international politics at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth. He initiated the Aberystwyth/University of California student exchange and was elected a founding member of the European Association of Departments of International Politics.

In 1968, Pete married Rosemary Arundel, a classics lecturer at Aberystwyth. They had four children. He cherished his family and enjoyed the company of the children and grandchildren. He showed patience and courage, never complaining about his health.

In addition to Rosemary, he is survived by his children, Thomas, Catherine, Edward and Helen; his eight grandchildren; and his brother, Lee ’64.