David Roy Straus ’67

David Roy Straus ’67, J.D., of Alexandria, Virginia, died January 15, 2012. He came to college from Verona, New Jersey, majored in sociology and played drums in the Marching Band and in a rock band. In 1968 he married his summer-camp sweetheart, Iris, while earning his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He moved to Virginia to open private practice in 1973. During his 20 years at Spiegel & McDiarmid, David developed expertise in postal regulation and electric utilities regulation. He served as managing partner at the Washington, D.C., office of Thompson Coburn LLP, where he worked from 1997 to 2011. His efforts on behalf of municipal electric systems and publishers resulted in multiple placements on Crain’s annual “Who’s Who in Business Publishing” list—a rare honor for an attorney—and lifetime achievement awards from American Municipal Power of Ohio and American Business Media. He lived with enthusiasm and humor, traveled the world with Iris and enjoyed music, cars, sports (especially the Yankees) and cuisine both gourmet and greasy. David is survived by Iris, son Brian, daughter Carrie and siblings Mark, Stephen, Ellen and Diane.