Theodore L. Lytle Jr. ’68

Terry died April 13, 2021, in Agoura Hills, Calif. Word of his passing just recently reached the University.

He came to us from Brighton High School in Rochester, N.Y., where he was captain of the swim team, president of the National Honor Society, and president of the senior class. At Princeton, his activities included USC committee chairman, captain of the Charity Fund Drive, varsity swimming, Pre-Law Society, and the Sailing Club. He majored in English and ate at Cannon Club. Senior year, he lived in Patton with Izzo, Hines, and Nash. He was preceded at Princeton by his father, Dr. Theodore L. Lytle ’35, and succeeded at Princeton by his brothers Glenn ’70 and James ’74.

Following graduation, Terry attended Cornell Law School, where he received his J.D. degree. His career began in Washington, D.C., where he was an attorney for the Federal Trade Commission, the Senate Judiciary Committee (as Ted Kennedy’s staff counsel), and the Senate Antitrust Committee. He left Washington to go into private practice in California, where he was a partner in three different firms, representing such clients as HBO, and the State of California against Michael Millken and Drexel Burnham. A career-ending head injury forced him to retire in 1993, but he largely recovered and led a very active and happy life thereafter.

The class extends its deepest sympathies to his wife Laura; children Christine, Theodore III, Connor, and Leilani; as well as his friends and extended family.