Robert Maxwell Quay ’42

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Bob died Feb. 18, 2002, at Weeks Memorial Center in Lancaster, N.H. He retired in 1985 after a long medical career, including 27 years as a general surgeon at Weeks Memorial Hospital in Lancaster.

Coming to Princeton from Deerfield Academy, Bob majored in biology and was a member of Sigma Xi and Tower Club. During WWII he served in the US Army Medical Corps, with the rank of captain, at Station Hospital, Camp Kilmer, N.J. He received his MD from Cornell in 1945.

Following residency and 10 years as a staff surgeon at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, N.H., Bob moved to Lancaster, continuing his career in general surgery until he retired. He served three terms on the White Mountain School Board, and enjoyed skiing, hiking, hunting, and traveling.

To his wife, Charlotte, his children, James, Cynthia, Jonathan, and Anthony, and his 12 grandchildren, the class offers its most sincere condolences.

The Class of 1942

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