Randolph B. Reinhold ’60

Randy came to Princeton from the McDonogh School near his Baltimore home. Despite childhood polio, he excelled in swimming and was all-state in lacrosse. At Princeton, he majored in chemistry, played varsity lacrosse, was pre-med, and joined Tiger Inn. Randy earned a medical degree in 1964 and interned in 1965 at Johns Hopkins before residency in surgery at Brigham and Women’s in Boston.

Early in his surgery practice Randy felt called to work with disadvantaged inner-city populations and became a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War. Along with community service, he also in time returned to his first love and continued in surgery for the rest of his career. He served as vice chair and professor of medicine at Tufts School of Medicine and completed his career as chief of surgery at St. Raphael Hospital in New Haven, Conn.

Randy was a mentor to young physicians. He served overseas with Doctors Without Borders with his second wife, Rita Berkson, and promoted hospice and at-home eldercare in Connecticut. He enjoyed international travel, especially in medicine; sailing; bridge; sculpture; cooking; and particularly his four children and four grandchildren.

Randy died Aug. 27, 2025. He is survived by Rita and their children and their families, to whom we extend our condolences.