Richard Ackerman Lydecker ’38

After suffering a series of strokes, Dick died in Newville, Pa., July 7, 2003.

He prepared at Glen Ridge [N.J.] HS, where he was class president. At Princeton he majored in modern languages, was on the freshman baseball team, appeared in the Triangle Club show junior year, and was a member of Colonial Club.

During WWII, he served three years as a Navy lieutenant, working as a gunnery and deck watch officer in the European and Asia-Pacific theaters.

Thereafter, Dick had a long career as an insurance executive, first working for Providence Washington Insurance Co., then Great American Insurance Co., and finally as president of Crum & Forster Insurance from 1968-80.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, the former Gertrude Marsh; a son, Richard A. Jr. '66; two daughters, Susan L. Gibson and Mary L. Moyer; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The class extends its sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1938