Peter Anthony Stroud

A dear soul departed this earth on May 6, 2012. Peter Anthony Stroud, wonderful husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and great friend began his journey on that day.

A twenty-year resident of Princeton, Peter was born on May 23, 1921 in London, England and joined the British Army at 18. Peter served in North Africa and Europe, and was a prisoner of war during World War II. His study of land maps led to his interest in design patterns and complexity of design, which influenced his artwork throughout his life.

Peter Stroud was a lifelong artist whose abstract works have been on view in numerous museums including: the Tate Gallery, London, England; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, N.Y.; the New Jersey State Museum; the Museum of Modern Art, N.Y.; Princeton University; the British Museum, England; the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.; and the American Embassy in London. In addition to his work as an artist, Peter was a professor, mentor, and friend to the students of Maidstone College of Art in London, Bennington College, Vt., Rutgers University, East China Normal University, Shanghai, and the Mason Gross School of Art, Rutgers.

Peter remained sharp and curious throughout his life, which was filled with adventures, great and small. He loved a good story and was an exceptional storyteller. He enjoyed music, especially jazz, but will be remembered most for his practice of belting out a song whenever the fancy struck him.

Peter was an extraordinary man with an indomitable, twinkling spirit. His cat, Meera, will miss their nightly rituals. His beloved wife Carmen, daughter Kathryn, grandsons Andrew, James, and Spenser, his nieces, nephews, in-laws, friends and students will miss their favorite man.

A small family gathering will be planned at a future date. To leave pictures and remembrances, please visit his facebook page at www.facebook.com.

In lieu of flowers, his family requests that donations be made in memory of Peter Stroud to: WBGO (Peter’s favorite Jazz Radio Station), 54 Park Place, Newark, N.J. 08901 (please direct attention to Nick Breul); The New Jersey SPCA, 1119 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, N.J. 08901 (please direct attention to Captain Rick Yocum); The Macular Degeneration Foundation, PO Box 531313, Henderson, Nev. 89053, (www.eyesight.org); or Rutgers University Foundation, Peter Stroud Scholarship, Mason Gross School of Arts, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, N.J. 08901 (please note that this is in memory of Peter Stroud).

Mary Quinn Wieland

Mary Quinn Wieland passed away due to lung cancer on April 29, 2012 at her home in Seattle, Wash., surrounded by her family. She was 61 years old.

Mary was born May 26, 1950 in Port Jervis, N.Y. to William and Catherine Quinn. She grew up in New Haven, Conn., met her husband Dick there, and they married on February 21, 1970. They moved to Pasadena, Calif., where their son Peter was born. Mary pursued what was to be her lifelong passion for painting, starting in 1974 at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., and then in Knoxville, Tenn., where she completed her undergraduate Fine Arts degree at the University of Tennessee.

In 1984 they moved to Princeton, where they settled down to a permanent home for the next 25 years, spending time with many wonderful friends. Mary took up a second career as a library assistant in the geology library/map room at Princeton University where she was president of the staff union for several years. Princeton was an ideal base for visiting her parents and sisters at their summer cabin in Shohola, Pa., spending many wonderful days kayaking down the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers.

After being diagnosed with cancer, Mary and Dick moved to Seattle, Wash. in 2009 to be close to their son Peter and his family. She reveled in her role as an everyday grandmother and enlisted her two young grandsons help in exploring the newly found wonders of the Pacific Northwest. Mary loved probing their minds through conversation, cooking lessons, and walks in the Olympic Sculpture Garden. She was an extraordinary wife, who always saw things that her husband never saw. She lovingly shared those insights with him for 42 years. She loved to travel, and together they explored out of the way places all over the world.

Mary is survived by her husband, Dick; her son, Peter (Stephanie), her grandsons, Finnian and Devin; her mother, Catherine; and her sisters, Cathy (Bill), Ellen, Patricia (Raymond), and Eileen; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A ceremony at sea took place on Saturday, May 5, 2012 aboard the Washington State ferry, Kaleetan, on the Seattle-Bremerton run. A memorial service is planned for later in the year in Shohola, Pa.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the lung cancer research fund at the University of Washington at https://www.washington.edu/giving/make-a-gift, using the search keyword, Lungon, and including the name of Mary’s doctor, Dr. Keith Eaton, on the comments line.

Barbara M. Bates

Barbara Maynard Bates, beloved wife of Harry Bates and mother of Allan and Deborah, passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2012 at the age of 88.

Born in 1923, Barbara spent her youth in White Plains and Troy, N.Y. She studied at Emma Willard School and Bryn Mawr College, and upon graduating from college in 1945, taught Latin at Emma Willard School prior to her marriage in 1949 to Harry Bates of Philadelphia. They were happily married for 62 years at the time of her death.

She was a passionate gardener, reader, and cook, and was well known for her love of animals. She taught Latin and Spanish in Orchard Park, N.Y. before retiring in 1983 and relocating with Harry to Princeton, where they have lived for nearly three decades. In retirement, Barbara was an enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer at the annual Bryn Mawr College used book sale for many years.

Barbara is survived by her husband, two children and their spouses, and four grandchildren. She was always kind and generous, and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

In lieu of flowers, please donate and support the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, http://bmandwbooks.com.