Simeon Hyde Jr. ’41

Sim died Dec. 26, 2011, in Hopewell House in Portland, Ore.

A graduate of Andover, he majored in modern languages at Princeton, earning highest honors. He was scenery designer for Triangle Club and Theatre Intime, president of St. Paul’s Society, and a member of Cap and Gown. He roomed first with Jack Hartman and then with Hooker Herring.

Sim spent five years in the Navy, serving in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters during the war and separating as a lieutenant commander. He then spent 23 years at Andover as a teacher, administrator, and acting headmaster. After retiring, he entered the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and earned a master’s degree in architecture in 1976. As an architect, he was especially proud of his designs for the Navajo Community Center and the Albuquerque Senior Center.

In retirement, Sim moved to San Diego for five years before spending 18 years in Portland. During all this time he maintained a lovely house on Martha’s Vineyard (designed by Dan Compton ’41). He was a member of the Rose City Yacht Club, the Watercolor Society of Oregon, and the Multnomah Friends Meeting (Quaker).

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ann Mills Hyde; his daughter, Beth; sons  Simeon III and Cutty; and three grandchildren.