Peter C. Smith ’66

Peter C. Smith ’66, of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia; Jul. 22. After Brown, where he played on the rugby team and was a senior captain, he worked at Avco in Wilmington, Mass. He decided to change his career path and returned to school and graduated from a joint MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute program in 1973. In 1975 he accepted a position as research scientist in coastal oceanography at Bedford Institute of Oceanography. He remained there directing numerous programs until his retirement in 2012. His knowledge of currents helped assist rescuers when looking for the remains of the Swissair disaster. He enjoyed spending time with his sons, whether coaching their sports teams or helping with science projects. He is survived by his wife, Julia Berry Smith ’67; two sons; two grandchildren; a sister; and a brother.