Edward B. “Pete” McLean ’57

Edward B. “Pete” McLean ’57, of Bellingham, Wash.; Jan. 18, 2023. He did his residency at Yale, which had connections to Haiti’s Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS), where he spent six months to determine if it would be suitable for an ophthalmology rotation. In 1970, he and his family lived for three months on the HAS campus while he did a rotation there. Finally, in 1971, he was a clinical retinal fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. There he learned how to perform retinal reattachments using laser technology. At the completion of his training they moved to Seattle, where he accepted a teaching position at the University of Washington in 1972. In 1978, he cofounded Ophthalmic Consultants Northwest. In 1980 a lifelong dream was realized when work on the Eclipse, a 46-foot yacht designed by Bob Perry, began. In 1992, he and his racing crew competed in the Vic-Maui, a race from Victoria, BC, to Lahaina, Hawaii. He retired in 2001. He is survived by three children, including daughter Allison McLean ’81; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; and two granddaughters.