William Landon Banfield III ’54

Lan, a urologist, died of cancer Apr. 10, 2002. He was born in Bethesda, Md., and attended the Landon School. At Princeton he majored in biology, was a member of Cannon Club, the Pre-Medical Society, and the Campus Fund Drive. He graduated from George Washington U. Medical School and served as flight surgeon for the Air Force in the Netherlands. He maintained a lifelong fondness for aviation. On his return, he completed his training in urology and was appointed to the medical school faculty at George Washington. He became chairman of urology for Sibley Memorial Hospital and was named its Physician of the Year in 2001. His charitable activities included work for the Landon School, whose board he joined in 1976. The school has established an award in his name to recognize his outstanding service. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Cicely Anderson Banfield, a daughter, two sons, and four grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to them in their loss.

The Class of 1954