Prentis T. Burtis ’34

PRENTIS BURTIS, an internist who practiced in Contra Costa County, Calif., for 35 years before retiring in 1981, died June 11, 1994, at a convalescent home in Orinda, Calif. In retirement, he found rime for a review of mathematical studies and for the pursuit of a lifelong interest in ornithology.

In Richmond, Calif., where his private practice was situated, he specialized in internal and industrial medicine, as well as clinic work. He was the sole physician at Hercules Powder. In WWII, he served with the army at Ft. Miley, Calif.

Pete transferred to Princeton from Stanford in 1932. After college, he continued his education at Columbia Univ. and the Univ. of California Medical School in San Francisco. He practiced in San Francisco, which was his birthplace, until he joined the army in 1944.

Surviving are his widow, Ruth Green Burtis, a former registered nurse; two sons, Prentis III and Peter; three daughters, Mary, Paula, and Diane; two stepchildren; and four grandchildren. To them, we offer our sincere sympathies.