June 12, 2013

Obituaries 6/12/13

Stanley B. Yates

Stanley B. Yates died suddenly on the morning of Friday, May 24. He was 66 years old.

Stanley worked for many years at the Princeton University Library, first as Assistant Engineering Librarian, then as Head of the Humanities Cataloging Team, and later as a Library Application Programmer/Developer. He retired in 2010.

Stanley had various educational degrees including an MS in Nuclear Physics, an MDiv and ThM from the Princeton Theological Seminary, and an MLS from Rutgers University.

Stanley was an avid music lover and attended many concerts in Princeton and elsewhere. He was an active volunteer in the annual Princeton Music Festival and an active member of the Princeton Friends of Opera.

He chose to have no formal funeral service, but was not opposed to a private get together for close friends at a future date. He is survived by his partner Jose Gadea; a sister, Barbara Yates; and a brother, Craig Yates.