Henry A. Krieger ’64 PhD

Henry A. Krieger ’64 PhD, of Claremont, Calif.; July 7. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and then served in the U.S. Navy, commissioned in Manchester, England, as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Manchester, then at the Naval Submarine Base in New London, Connecticut, for three years, rising to the rank of lieutenant. In 1964, he moved to southern California, where he was a postdoctoral researcher and instructor at California Institute of Technology. He spent the next 52 years in Claremont as a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College before retiring in 2005. During his tenure at Harvey Mudd, he chaired the math department. He spent numerous sabbaticals outside of California  serving as a visiting professor at three different universities in Israel and two in Australia, as well as at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He played varsity tennis in both high school and college, and in 1975, he became the head coach of men’s tennis at Claremont Mudd Scripps Colleges, in addition to his full-time job as a math professor. He led the CMS program until 2000, winning a Division III national team title in 1981, coaching four national champions in singles and three national championship doubles teams. He earned two national coach-of-the-year awards while also serving on numerous national and regional collegiate tennis committees. Additionally, he served as president of both Temple Beth Israel and the Jewish Federation of Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys and on many other community and educational boards. At the time of his passing, he was serving as the volunteer CFO of Claremont After-School Programs while also tutoring elementary school students through the program. He is survived by his wife, Rita; a daughter and son-in-law; a son and daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; and a brother.