Rodney Goddard Aller ’38

Rod died unexpectedly of pneumonia following a brief illness March 21, 2005, at Sharon (Conn.) Hospital.

The iron man of the class, he was probably the country's outstanding competitive gentleman skier. A lawyer by profession, Rod regularly won the national championship in his age bracket into his late 80s, usually winning all three events — downhill, slalom, and giant slalom. In 2002 he won four gold medals in World Championship Masters Skiing in Abetone, Italy.

Rod came to Princeton from Hotchkiss. He roomed with Don Jerrems the first two years, then with Jerrems, G. Jones, and R. Corbin. He played freshman football and varsity rugby. He formed and captained the ski team. He was a member of Tiger Inn.

After Yale Law School, service as a Navy officer in World War II, and marriage to Mary Claire Ullram, Rod settled in Lakeville, Conn., as a country lawyer. The Allers' hospitality at their home on Lake Wononscopomuc was legendary. That marriage ended in divorce.

His second wife, Anne Wing, survives him, as does his son Rodney G. Jr.; daughters Cassie Cammann and Constance Draper; their mother; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends its hearfelt sympathy.

The Class of 1938