Richard S. Loveland ’62

The following memorial was published online with the July 8, 2015, issue.

Richard died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma March 14, 1999, at his home in Woodbridge, Va. He spent 25 years in the Navy, retiring as a captain, and then spent another 10 years working for TRW as a manager for military projects.

At Princeton, he majored in sociology and psychology. He was a member of Quadrangle Club, rowed on the 150-pound crew, and sang in the Chapel choir. His love of music followed him all his life. One obituary recalled his "passion for barbershop harmony." Wherever he was stationed, he performed with choruses and quartets.

Richard's military career was focused primarily on developing intelligence systems. He helped draft the Navy's master plan for anti-submarine warfare and also worked on evaluations of the Soviet Union's anti-sub technology. During the Vietnam War, he served two tours of duty, one tour on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid and a second as an advisor to the South Vietnamese Navy. When he retired in 1988, he was commander of the Navy's operational intelligence center. He received a number of military honors including the Legion of Merit.

He was first married to Susan Halleran, with whom he had two daughters, Kristan McMenamin and Dr. Joan Loveland. That marriage ended in divorce. Richard's second marriage, to Terri, produced two sons, Richard S. Loveland II and Robert McKenzie Loveland.

His survivors included Terri and his four children, as well as two grandsons, and his mother, Joan S. Pottinger. Richard was buried March 23, 1999, at Arlington National Cemetery.