Spencer Gordon Jr. ’52

Spence came to Princeton from St. Paul’s School, roomed with Land and was a member of Quadrangle Club.

After graduating magna cum laude, he attended Harvard Medical School, graduating cum laude in 1956, and had a psychiatry residency in 1963 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.

His career-long practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis in Washington, D.C., was accompanied by service at the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home and concluded by consulting at Langley.

Spence was associate clinical professor at George Washington University School of Medicine, president of the American Society of Physician Analysts, and led or served in other roles at other professional organizations.

Spence died June 2, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Mary Truxton; and their children, Spencer III, Thomas, and Helen ’84. The class sends them its best wishes and respect for Spence's remarkable career.