Richard Robert Quay ’26

DICK DIED of cardiopulmonary arrest on Oct. 20, 1992, at his home in Litchfield, Conn. He was about to celebrate his 88th birthday, on Oct. 28. Dick was born in N.Y.C. and grew up in Sewickley, Penn. He came to Princeton from the Hill School, where he was captain of the gym team and editor of the school newspaper. At Princeton, he was captain of the gymnastics team, president of Cap and Gown Club, and chairman of the Interclub Committee. At Hill and throughout his four years at Princeton, Dick roomed with Richard I. Robinson. In senior year, Dick won the Pyne Prize and also was voted by the Class as "handsomest" and "Most Respected."

After Princeton, Dick took a law degree at Oxford Univ. He practiced law in New York, before entering government service in 1932. During WWII, he was with the Office of Strategic Service and was attached to a parachute battalion that engaged in air and seaborne raids against German forces in the Mediterranean area. Dick held the rank of major when discharged. He then entered the legal department of Chase Brass and Copper Co. in Waterbury, Conn. He was general counsel when he retired.

Dick was a wonderfully kind person and a true gentleman. His death is felt deeply by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marjorie Brownlee; by his four children, Matthew, Elizabeth, Marjorie, and Richard '71; by his brother Matthew S. '19; and by nine grandchildren. To the entire family we offer our deepest and heartfelt sympathies.

The Class of 1926