Peter Christian Foltz ’59

Peter Christian Foltz ’59 died on November 6, 2018. He entered Dartmouth from Palmyra (Pennsylvania) High School, received his degree in engineering sciences, participated in the Marching Band for four years, and was a member of Chi Phi. He was in Navy ROTC, was commissioned in the Navy upon graduation, and spent three years of active duty on destroyers. He then began a long career as a mathematics teacher, first in public schools in Norfolk, Virginia, and then for about 35 years in Hershey, Pennsylvania, at Hershey Junior College and Harrisburg Area Community College. During the course of his career he earned a master’s in mathematics from Rutgers and served as founder and first president of the Pennsylvania Mathematics Association of Two-year Colleges. He continued his Navy career in the reserves, specializing in aeronautical engineering, and retired as a captain. He is survived by Patricia, his wife of 59 years, sons Michael (and his wife, Jodi) and David, daughter Susan, and five grandchildren.