SAMUEL SURATT

SURATT--Samuel T., former Archivist of CBS News died October 27 in New York City. He was 81. From 1969 to 1991, Sam oversaw and managed the transformation of all CBS News information resources to the computer age. In 1977 he co-founded the International Federation of Television Archivists. Prior to joining CBS News he was Archivist of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Sam also volunteered in the Map Division of The New York Public Library. A member of the class of 1955 at Princeton University, he helped develop Princeton Project 55 (now Princeton AlumniCorps), which has provided 1500 Princeton students and graduates with opportunities to serve in the public interest. Sam is survived by his wife of 35 years, Judith Hole, two sons from his previous marriage to Sue Shearer Suratt, Benjamin (Christine) and Daniel (Cameron Blanchard), four grandchildren, and a brother William, (Carole). Donations in the name of Samuel T. Suratt may be made online to the Princeton Alumni Corps (http://home.alumni corps.org) or by mail to Princeton Alumni Corps, 12 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. A memorial service will be held at the Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th St., New York City at 11:00am, on Saturday, December 13, 2014.