Richard J. Tracy ’46

Richard J. Tracy ’46, of East Providence; May 2. After earning a degree in mechanical engineering at Brown through the Navy ROTC program, he was commissioned in the navy and served in the Korean War as chief engineer of the USS Watts until 1953. He returned to Providence and worked at General Electric as a sales engineer and after a 22-year career at GE, he joined Taft Pierce Mfg. in Woonsocket, where he worked as vice president of sales and marketing until the company was sold in 1984. In 1986 he joined the Small Business Association of New England as the Rhode Island chapter representative until retiring in 1999. He was a Brown trustee from 1972 to 1977 and a recipient of the Brown Bear Award for outstanding alumni service. He enjoyed singing and was a member of the University Glee Club and St. Margaret’s Choir for many years. He also enjoyed playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Esther Bouchard Tracy ’46; four children, including daughter Marianne Tracy ’79 and sons Robert ’76, Edward ’81, and Kevin ’85; and eight grandchildren, including Kaitlyn Tracy ’14 and Brian Tracy ’21.