Samuel Woods Stewart ’55

Sam Stewart died Dec. 27, 1996 in Palo Alto. He had been afflicted with parkinsonism for over two decades. Sam was born and reared in Washington, D.C., where he attended Coolidge H.S.

At Princeton, Sam majored in geology, joined Terrace Club, and won three letters on the varsity fencing team. He also played interclub basketball and touch football. His roommates included Bob Amick and Jack Smith.

After graduation, Sam married Shirley Ann Flickinger. He then earned a master's degree in geophysics from the U. of Utah, did part-time graduate work in mathematics at the U. of Colorado through 1962, and earned a PhD in geophysics from St. Louis U. During the earlier days of his 39-year career with the U.S. Geological Survey, he worked out of offices in Washington, D.C., Salt Lake City, Menlo Park, Las Vegas, Denver, and St. Louis. He eventually settled in Menlo Park and Palo Alto. Sam was interested in seismology and took pride in his book on earthquake detection. After retiring in 1993, he continued to serve as scientist emeritus. Sam enjoyed cooking and bread-making; he was compiling a vegetarian cookbook at the time of his death.

Sam is survived by his wife, Shirley, and children Kathleen, Michael, Alan, and Amy Stewart Cooper. We offer them our deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1955