Wayne W. Webster ’50

Wayne died in Simi Valley, Calif., from multi-organ failure on Dec. 16, 2001. He was 79.

He was born in Erie, Pa., and graduated from Princeton HS. Before entering the university, he served in the Army from 1943-46 in the European theater, receiving the European Campaign, Good Conduct, and Victory medals. Though a member of our class, the service delayed his graduation until 1951, when he was elected an associate member of Sigma Xi and received high honors with his degree in psychology.

After graduation, Wayne worked for Pratt and Whitney in Hartford, Conn., as an engineer and later as a programmer. He married Liselotte Pensel in 1957. Preferring the warmer Southern California climate, he joined Litton Systems in LA, in 1967. He worked for Transamerica Occidental as a senior programmer for five years preceding a near-fatal cardiac arrest in 1978, which prompted his retirement.

Until his death, Wayne actively pursued his lifelong interest in theoretical physics, specifically physical constants such as the speed of light and the expansion rate of the universe. His research has yet to be published.

To his wife, Liselotte, and daughter, Virginia, we extend our sympathy.

The Class of 1950