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Harold LeRoy Stubbs

Northampton, Massachusetts

Jul 27, 1918 – Nov 12, 2016 (Age 98)

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BORN
July 27, 1918
DIED
November 12, 2016
AGE
98
LOCATION
Northampton, Massachusetts

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NORTHAMPTON - Harold LeRoy Stubbs of Northampton, formerly of Sharon, died peacefully Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at home. He was 98.Born July 27, 1918, in Newport, Rhode Island, he was raised in Scarsdale, New York, graduating as valedictorian of the high school class of 1935. He graduated from...

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May the God of all comfort grant you peace at this difficult time.

It was a privilege to know Hal. Our sincere condolences, Lu, to you and your family.

Oh, Lu, Susan and Deb I am so very sorry for your loss. I know how much he meant to you. I'm in Spain right now, so I can't do more, but I wish I could. Recently I have come to understand more deeply what it means when we say, "May he rest in peace." It's comforting to know he is.

When I arrived on the campus of Northeastern in
the fall of 1949, little did I know that my courtly mathematics instructor, Harold Stubbs, would turn out to be one of the most important influences of my life.He was my mathematics teacher for the entire freshman year.

Harold was the most outstanding lecturer I ever had in what turned out to be a long education. He kindled my interest in the beauty and power of mathematics, and eventually I went on to graduate studies in New York,...

We send our most heartfelt and sincere condolences to you. I remember Harold as a very soft spoken kind man .Carol Davis Pessin