Stuart Hamilton ’42

Stu, son of Samuel Hamilton 1910, died Sept. 19, 2006, in Glastonbury, Conn., after a period of declining health.

A graduate of the Loomis School, Stu majored in mechanical engineering at Princeton, where he was a member of the Outing Club and Terrace Club. During World War II he served 22 months in the Pacific theater as an electronics technician.

After a postwar stint with General Electric and Wright Aeronautical, Stu earned a master’s in mechanical engineering from Cornell. In 1948 he was hired by the Pratt & Whitney Division of United Aircraft Corp., where he worked as a project engineer and program manager until his retirement in 1980. During his distinguished career he was awarded several patents, the most important of which was for his pioneering work on supersonic jet engines. In 1963, he was awarded the George Meade Gold Medal, United Aircraft’s highest award.

In 1953, Stu married Elizabeth “Betsy” Ann Moore, a lifelong cellist. They had Douglas, Jean, Thomas, and Carol. Their joint activities included sailing, skiing, and dancing. Stu’s exemplary retirement included worldwide travel; skiing in New England and Switzerland; and teaching thermodynamics and Scottish and English country dancing.

To Betsy; to Stu’s sister; and to the children and their families, the class extends deepest condolences.