Edward S. Rendall ’44

Ned died Dec. 1, 2006, in Orono, Maine. He was 85.

His father was James H. Rendall ’09. His cousin and brother-in-law, Alfred “Kelley” Bates ’44, was Ned’s roommate through Exeter and Princeton.

At Princeton, he majored in chemistry, played soccer and lacrosse, and was a member of Cottage Club. He left us in 1943 to earn his medical degree at the University of Rochester. He served two years in the Army Medical Corps during the Korean War, attaining a captaincy. He spent 20 years in private practice in Winchester, Mass., and then began a relationship with Massachusetts General Hospital that lasted the rest of his life. Ned was very much a patient’s doctor, giving his attention to the sick all around Orono’s Blue Hill area, where he resided after his formal retirement. He served on numerous medical and environmental boards and loved sailing, gardening, and golf.

His wife of 51 years, Constance, died in 1998. His survivors include the couple’s twins, David and Heidi, both Class of 1971, and his brother, James Rendall. At our 40th reunion, Ned wrote that our national and international “health” needed “a lot of doctoring . . . time is short.” We thank his family for this caring gentleman.