Walter George Schroeder ’61

Walt died Dec. 10, 2006, in Tampa, Fla., where he had lived since 1973. He battled diabetes for many years, but we do not know the specific cause of his death.

Born in Cleveland, Walt came to Princeton from John Marshall High School as a National Merit Scholar. At Princeton he majored in history, was a member of Quad, Orange Key, and the Lutheran Student Fellowship, andwas elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He roomed with Ben Bassett, Sid Friedman, Tack Kuntz, Dave Hulett, and Jim Raybin.

After a Defense Department internship in Washington, he attended UC-Berkeley to pursue a Ph.D. in history. He taught at both Berkeley and Stanford, and then at Berkeley Preparatory School. We know little else about his life after 1981. Tack Kuntz was in very occasional touch and reports that Walt was involved in state and local politics in Florida and was a devotee of classical music, philosophy, and opera.

Walt was married shortly after college and subsequently divorced. His obituary lists only his many siblings as his survivors. We join them in their sorrow and regret that we had not seen more of Walt over the years.