Philip J. Moorad Jr. ’65

Phil died Aug. 13, 2022, in Helotes, Texas, where he had lived for the past 45 years, of a glioblastoma. He was surrounded by his wife, Michele, and his children Jacob, Benjamin, Michael, and Lisa.

Phil grew up in central Connecticut and came to Princeton as part of the large cohort from the Hotchkiss School. He took his meals at Elm Club, where he was vice president, which allowed him to live at the club his senior year and, important to his many friends, have a car. At Princeton, Phil was a pre-med and biology major.

After graduation, he earned a medical degree at the University of Rochester Medical School and held a residency, serving as chief resident for two years, in psychiatry and neurology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He then moved to San Antonio, where he was associate professor of medicine at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from 1975 to 1980. He then entered private practice and subsequently became the medical director of the Afton Oaks Psychiatric Hospital and Mission Vista Psychiatric Hospital. He was a gifted, warm, and caring physician. In his honor, the Dr. Philip J. Moorad Jr. Memorial Scholarship was established by the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation to support individuals who are planning a career in mental health.

In later life, while he was still practicing medicine, Phil and Michele indulged their passion for exploration and travel, often visiting his four children and three grandchildren, Madeleine, Max, and Lisa, who live across the globe in four countries. Phil was a humble, witty, and kind man who is much missed by family and friends.