Proctor Page Reid’79

Proctor Page Reid’79 died unexpectedly of a heart attack on June 28. Born on June 20, 1956, Proctor grew up in Randolph, Vermont. While at Dartmouth he majored in German, joined Psi Upsilon, and was a member of the ski team. After graduating with a bachelor’s in German language and literature, Proctor began postgraduate studies at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies where he earned both his master’s (1983) and Ph.D. (1989) in international affairs. From 2004 until the time of his death, Proctor worked as director of programs for the National Academy of Engineering. Proctor was known for his keen mind, compassionate nature, and remarkable capacity for seeing the good in others. A loving and devoted husband and father, Proctor’s commitment to family was unwavering. His children, Sam, Bill, and Ellen Reid, were the source of great joy and pride. Proctor married LaDawn Naegle in 2013, and his fatherhood joys were expanded by her three children, Anthony, Elizabeth, and Stephen. Proctor was an avid outdoorsman, accomplished downhill skier, and lifelong devotee of fly fishing, his favorite pastime. Steve Blackmer ’79 writes: “Our friendship was shaped and held by our shared roots in rural Vermont—cutting firewood, haying, fishing for brook trout, and just being outdoors. I particularly recall a day we spent swinging birches, sweet sap rising through a summer world. I forever associate Robert Frost’s poem, ‘Birches,’ with Proctor. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.’” He will be missed.