Roger Alexander ’44 *51

The Class of '44 lost an outstanding classmate when Botts died on June 8, 2002. Coming from Deerfield he majored in geological engineering, graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Far from being a "greasy grind," he had a host of friends and roommates, a few of whom were Close, Colmore, Holburd, Callery, Chisholm, R. Wilson, Farmer, and Covington; he played varsity lacrosse and junior varsity ice hockey; and was a member of Cap and Gown. He and Buttenheim were together at Ft. Sill; he was in the same division as Soons; and he retired as a captain, earning many awards.

He returned to Princeton for his master's, teaching at Williams while at work on a Princeton PhD. He was an oil geologist for 35 years and served for many years on the faculty at UC Berkeley. He worked for AG and was for four years class treasurer.

He was devoted to his wife, Mia, their children, Ginny, Lewis, and Nelle '76, and seven grandchildren. His classmates will miss him.

The Class of 1944