Terence W. Conroy ’64

Terry died Dec. 8, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was the quintessential Irishman, having grown up in the Whiskey Point neighborhood of Brookline, Mass., where he attended Saint Mary’s High School, excelling in football and basketball.

At Princeton, Terry was a varsity football letterman and a member of Cannon. He initially roomed with the classical scholar Lewis Sussman and was heavily influenced by his Cannon friend, “Ivy” Lynch. Senior year he moved to the Rockefeller Suite, rooming with Wells, Grenoble, Crano, Jacobson, Phillips, Parente, and Pena. Friends played poker regularly and enjoyed the suite’s “official,” but unsanctioned, Vegas rules casino. He also served as the driver of the campus laundry truck, sometimes chauffeuring friends to the Kings Inn in the back of the truck.

Terry was a very serious civil engineering major, after graduation establishing the Conroy Development Corp. in Stoughton, Mass. His company was ultimately responsible for the development and management of more than 7 million square feet of commercial and residential space. In later years, he spent well-earned time relaxing in his Harwich Port home and boating in Nantucket Sound.

Terry is survived by his wife, Donna; children Mary, Terence Jr, Daniel, Timothy, and Deirdre; and four grandchildren. The class offers condolences to them all.