Joseph M. Proud ’55 ScM, ’58 PhD

Joseph M. Proud ’55 ScM, ’58 PhD, of Sudbury, Mass.; Dec. 6, following a brief illness. After earning his degree, he conducted experiments on nuclear explosions in Nevada before settling with his family in Waltham, where he had a 20-year career at GTE Sylvania. He was an internationally recognized physicist specializing in lighting. He retired in 1983 and enjoyed gardening, woodworking, painting, and playing the clarinet and saxophone. He is survived by a daughter, a daughter-in-law, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two sisters, and a brother.