Boston, Massachusetts
1923 - 2021
ARMSTRONG, Rodney Died on April 14th, 2021, at home and surrounded by family. He was 98. Born in Atlanta in 1923, he attended the Lawrenceville School and enlisted in the Navy in July 1943. He served as a medical corpsman aboard the escort carrier USS Suwannee and was wounded in the Battle of...
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Joe Junkin
April 30, 2021 | Friend
Mr. Armstrong was librarian and a faculty resident of Wentworth Hall when I was a student at Exeter in 1962. He was a true gentleman, an empathetic and humble human and an insightful scholar. He quietly added intelligence to every circumstance I saw him in.
Gar Morse
April 25, 2021 | Student
With Rodney at the helm, the Boston Athenaeum made a graceful transition from a private, inward focussed to an outward reaching cultural institution--what he referred to as its "public face--while maintaining the integrity & literary fellowship of its heritage.
Through his long tenure as Director Rodney used his previous life experiences to expand the BA's programs and scope of services attracting new members, donors, Grants and funding sources.
To cut down on operating...
Mary Otis Stevens
April 22, 2021 | Friend
May God continue to bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Please except my condolences.
Simone Taylor
April 18, 2021
Mr. Armstrong,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served with the USN in the Pacific fighting the Japanese during WW II as crewmember on the “Jeep” carrier USS Suwanee(CVE-27)-especially during the Battle of Leyte Gulf-largest naval battle in history. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
Fair Winds And Following Seas
Mike Casey
April 17, 2021
