GRANVILLE S. PRUYNE, MALS ’59

GRANVILLE S. PRUYNE, 100, a teacher in Massachusetts and an accomplished athlete, died Jan. 18, 2014. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, he received an MALS in 1959. At the University of Massachusetts he was the first person to be named All-American in the school’s history and was designated as their athlete of the decade for the 1930s. In addition to teaching, he coached hockey, soccer, and golf. His first wife, Elizabeth Pierce Pruyne, one son, and two grandsons predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Sheely, three children, seven grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.