Sidney S. Gorham III ’55

Sid died March 14, 2025, in Newport, R.I., where he lived for much of his life.

He was born in Chicago Jan. 16, 1932. He attended Westminster School in Simsbury, Conn., where he was editor of the yearbook and literary magazine, varsity tennis captain, and participated in varsity football and hockey. At Princeton, he majored in engineering, played freshman hockey, and was involved with the business department of a Triangle Club production. Sid split his college years between Princeton and the University of Illinois, from which he graduated in 1956.

After college, he worked at Marshall Field & Co. and traveled in Europe before teaching math at the Hun School in Princeton. In 1963, he married Jean Elizabeth Howell and they moved to Newport to co-head the Newport School for Girls. When the school closed in 1973 Sid transitioned into real estate, where he was active for the rest of his career.

Sid was also involved with Trinity Church and Newport County Child and Family Services, and he was the founder of the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation. He also served on the Newport Comprehensive Planning Commission and various neighborhood planning associations. He was an active lawn and court tennis player and in 1990 won the U.S. national senior doubles court tennis championship. He was a member of the National Tennis Club, the Spouting Rock Beach Association, the Clambake Club, Sons of the Colonial Wars, Redwood Library, and the Preservation Society.

Sid is survived by his wife, Jean; son Sidney Gorham IV; and two grandsons.