Roy E. Gainsburg ’54

Roy E. Gainsburg ’54, of Rochester, N.Y.; Dec. 9. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School, then worked for 30 years at the Wall Street law firm Szold & Brandwen, ultimately becoming a senior partner specializing in publishing and literary law. He represented the publishing company St. Martin’s Press, Macmillan Ltd., and the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as numerous labor-union interests. In 1987, he was named president of St. Martin’s Press, where he worked until 2009, serving as an administrative vice president in his final decade at the company. He also served on the board of directors for The Partnership to End Homelessness in New York City from 1997 to 2006, cochairing the board from 2001 to 2004. He was a baseball fan and enjoyed reading, especially historical biographies, and listening to classical music. He was dedicated to Brown and was a lifelong donor. In 1996, he established the Gainsburg Family Scholarship, which provides tuition for a new Brown undergraduate every four years. He also established an arrangement for the Brown University Library to become the official archive for St. Martin’s Press. He is survived by daughters Julie Gainsburg ’82 and Jeannie Gainsburg ’85; two grandchildren; and a sister.