Theodore D. Peyser Jr. ’50

Ted died of cancer April 13, 2012, at his home in Bethesda, Md.

Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the Sidwell Friends School. At Princeton, he graduated with honors from the School of Public and International Affairs and belonged to the Pre-Law Society, Student Federalists, and Court Club.

After graduation he served in the Navy for two years as a legal officer and lieutenant on the aircraft carrier Coral Sea. Following his discharge, he earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1955.

Ted served over 30 years with the Department of Justice, holding the positions of trial attorney, chief of claims court section, and special litigation counsel. He concluded his career as a tax litigator with the Washington office of Roberts & Holland. He was the author of several treatises on tax litigation for the Bureau of National Affairs.

Ted was a volunteer lawyer with the Veterans Consortium, advocating for veterans denied benefits. He was a member of the Sidwell Friends alumni board for many years and a member of the Washington Hebrew Congregation throughout his life.

Our sympathy goes to Marjorie, Ted’s wife of 57 years; his children, Bruce, Bill, and Trish ’85; and eight grandchildren, including Brian ’15.