Pierre LaTour Jr. ’65

Pierre died April 27, 2022, on Cape Cod, where he lived for many years with the love of his life, wife Susan. 

Pierre grew up on Long Island, son of Mary and Pierre LaTour Sr. ’40. He came to us from Andover, majored in biology, and joined Charter Club. He roomed with Tom Brayton and Phil Coviello in 1879 Hall junior year before tying the knot with Susan in May 1964 and living off-campus.

After graduation, Pierre taught secondary school at the Antilles School in the Virgin Islands and at Andover. He then decided to go into filmmaking, moved to Utah, and made a feature film, Challenge to Survive, starring Mel Tormé and William Shatner. Later, the family returned to Massachusetts, where Pierre taught and coached for years at the Rivers School in Weston. 

As fulltime residents of Chatham, Mass., Pierre and Susan co-authored a mystery novel, Dead Reckoning (which included a nod to ’65 by having its protagonist born in Crystal City, Mo.). An avid fan of Princeton and its athletic teams, football in particular, Pierre maintained close friendships with many clubmates and classmates, attending numerous Charter Club section gatherings organized by John Bliss.

The class extends its sympathy to Susan, his children Pierre III and Nicole, and their offspring.