George Haight
1944-01-01 2023-06-01
The class has received word that George died last year on June 15, 2023. George came to Princeton from Pittsburgh and attended Mt. Lebanon HS. At Princeton, he majored in Biochemical Sciences, ate at Terrace, and participated in both the marching and concert band as well as the Triangle Orchestra. His roommates were Jeff McCollum, Bill Baine, Tim Smith, and Pete Brownrigg.
George went on to receive his MD degree from Temple Medical School and performed his residency in General Surgery in Louisville, KY. He was living in Casa Grande, AZ at the time of his death.
George's wife of 48 years, De Vona Haight, provided this tribute:
"George was an introverted, quiet man, someone who did good things for a lot of people but happy being as he was. He never stayed in touch with his Princeton friends or got very involved with Princeton, though we went to some Reunions and he stayed very involved with the band. It wasn't that he didn't like Princeton, it just wasn't his way to stay involved.
"George was an Air Force major and we lived in Cheyenne. Then moved to Laramie where he practiced as a general surgeon for 31 years until 2008. He had a solo practice so he was on call for all those years. He also went to Guatemala and Kenya to do charitable surgery; I'm a nurse and went with him to Guatemala also. He was the kind of person who would see that someone needed firewood and would just get some for them. Just a very kind and generous person.
"In 2015 he was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. We thought he had beaten it after treatment when in March 2023 it recurred and had spread everywhere. He went downhill from there. As he was about to go to hospice, all of our kids and grandkids came to Arizona from all over the country and we had a lovely family experience. He went into hospice and died five days later. He didn't want an obituary or a memorial service or a funeral. That's just the way George was.
"We were married for 48-and-a-half years, and we were very happy together."
Nassau Herald
George went on to receive his MD degree from Temple Medical School and performed his residency in General Surgery in Louisville, KY. He was living in Casa Grande, AZ at the time of his death.
George's wife of 48 years, De Vona Haight, provided this tribute:
"George was an introverted, quiet man, someone who did good things for a lot of people but happy being as he was. He never stayed in touch with his Princeton friends or got very involved with Princeton, though we went to some Reunions and he stayed very involved with the band. It wasn't that he didn't like Princeton, it just wasn't his way to stay involved.
"George was an Air Force major and we lived in Cheyenne. Then moved to Laramie where he practiced as a general surgeon for 31 years until 2008. He had a solo practice so he was on call for all those years. He also went to Guatemala and Kenya to do charitable surgery; I'm a nurse and went with him to Guatemala also. He was the kind of person who would see that someone needed firewood and would just get some for them. Just a very kind and generous person.
"In 2015 he was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. We thought he had beaten it after treatment when in March 2023 it recurred and had spread everywhere. He went downhill from there. As he was about to go to hospice, all of our kids and grandkids came to Arizona from all over the country and we had a lovely family experience. He went into hospice and died five days later. He didn't want an obituary or a memorial service or a funeral. That's just the way George was.
"We were married for 48-and-a-half years, and we were very happy together."
Nassau Herald