Rodger T. Faill ’58

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Rodger died Dec. 10, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa.

He came to Princeton from the Deveaux School in Niagara Falls, N.Y. He spent only a short time with us at Princeton and received his bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Rodger worked as a geologist at the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey Harrisburg for his entire career. He also was chairman of Paxtang Borough Shade Tree Commission.

Surviving are his wife, Carol; and children Adam, Heidi, Peter, and Tasha. To them all, the class extends its sympathy.

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