Guy Philippe Edouard Labalme ’52

Guy Philippe Edouard Labalme ’52—born in Paris, France, on November 18, 1930, to a French surgeon and an American sculptress—died in Tampa, Florida, on July 5. Guy prepared for college at the Hotchkiss School in Salisbury, Connecticut, graduated from Dartmouth with a degree in international relations, and completed graduate work at the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies. He also received an M.A. in Arabic from the University of Michigan. After serving at Fort Eustis in Virginia during the Korean War and following a U.S. Investigation Services tour in Rabat, Morocco, he returned to the United States and worked in several corporate jobs, notably public relations at Gulf Oil in Pittsburgh. There he developed the company’s minority relations program and freelanced as a financial advice columnist for the Pittsburgh Courier. His love of aviation led him to law school, and he graduated from Florida State University in 1973. He then joined the Florida attorney general’s office, where he worked on consumer and environmental cases before opening his own offices in Tampa and Apollo Beach. Guy loved all animals—rescuing and feeding many stray cats—and was a regular at the Sulphur Springs swimming pool. He is survived by Marilyn Sue, his wife of 36 years; daughter Corinne ’76; his son and daughter-in-law Fen and Elaine; and grandson Stevo.