Warren T. Blume ’57

Warren came to Princeton from Ridgewood (N.J.) High School to major in economics and sociology. He ate at Campus Club, sang in the Glee Club and Chapel Choir, interviewed locals for the Gallup Poll, and shared a Dod Hall suite with eight classmates, who recall Warren as very organized and disciplined — except when diverted to the bridge table.

Warren followed Princeton with medical training at McGill in Montreal, where he met and married Lydia. The couple moved to his medical residencies in Madison, Wis., the Mayo Clinic, and Paris.

Warren became a Canadian citizen and in 1972 joined the department of neuroscience at University Hospital in London, Ontario, where, seeking a challenge, as to custom, he organized what became a widely admired program for treating epilepsy. “W.T.B.,” as everyone at the hospital called him, published numerous papers on this affliction, bringing him many awards plus induction into the prestigious Order of Canada. 

Despite a right shoulder damaged at birth, Warren loved playing tennis — as a lefty, of course — and skiing. Warren and Lydia traveled widely, returning often to Paris to enjoy the wines, meals built around Warren’s favorite, fish, and their seats at the French Open tennis. 

Warren died Sept. 13, 2021. He is survived by Lydia, three daughters, and four grandchildren.