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1955
George Rice Munson
beloved husband
of Victoria Kil-
bourn Munson
and father of
Mimi Munson ’92,
died on April 14,
2012. He was 75
Mr. Munson
entered the Sec-
ond Form from
Bryn Mawr, Pa., in 1950. He competed
with Shattuck and Old Hundred. A talented
student, he was named a Ferguson Scholar
in the Fourth Form and was a member of
the Aurelian Honor Society. He partici-
pated in intramural sports and rowed
with the varsity crew. His other activities
included the Glee Club, Choir, and Acolyte
Guild. Mr. Munson served as president of
Le Cercle Français, vice president of the
Library Association, and secretary of the
Propylean Literary Society.
After St. Paul’s, he attended Yale Univer-
sity and then the University of Hartford,
majoring in French at both schools and
earning his B.A. in 1965. “My significant
class at SPS was conversational French
with André Jacq, my favorite teacher,”
Mr. Munson wrote to the School in 1996.
“The training I got in French from him was
indispensable to my college career and
gave me a great deal of pleasure both in
college and in a number of trips to France.”
Though at times Mr. Munson distanced
himself from the School, in 1989 he wrote
that he had been drawn much closer to
St. Paul’s as a result of his daughter’s
enrollment.
Mr. Munson married Victoria Tucker
Kilbourn on Valentine’s Day, 1970, and
they settled in Simsbury, Conn. Mimi was
born two years later.
Mr. Munson was devoted to the nearby
community of Hartford, where he gained
many friends through his volunteer work
at McClean Home and his work and studies
at the University of Hartford.
He is survived by his wife and daughter;
his granddaughter, Charlotte; and his
two sisters, Kate and Elizabeth ’74. His
father, Townsend Munson ’29, and brother,
Townsend “Tony” Munson’56, both de-
ceased, also attended St. Paul’s, as did
several uncles and cousins.
1957
Alexander Alexandrov
“Sandy Z” Zvegintzov
a pioneering spirit, whose mid-life career
shift from lawyer to ski instructor and
river guide allowed him to follow his love
for the outdoors, died October 14, 2012,
after experiencing a “medical episode”
while hiking Mt. Glory near his home in
Jackson, Wyo. He was 73.
Born May 3, 1939, to Alexander and
Hannah Woolston Zvegintzov of Phila-
delphia, Pa., Mr. Zvegintzov attended
Chestnut Hill Academy before joining the
Second Form at St. Paul’s in the fall of
1952. Described as “pleasantly carefree”
and a student with “a good disposition,
sincerity, and a fine sense of humor,” Mr.
Zvegintzov, better known as “Sandy Z,”
participated in the Dramatic Club, the
Glee Club, and the Rifle Club at SPS. In
addition, he played football and ran track
for Old Hundred, serving as track captain
as a Sixth Former.
He went on to study at the University
of Colorado and, despite an inclination
toward the arts, Mr. Zvegintzov pursued
his law degree at the University of North
Carolina. He moved to Wilson, Wyo., in
1972, serving as the prosecuting attorney
for Teton County and practicing general
law for more than 20 years. In the mid-
1980s, he left his law career behind to
pursue his passion for the outdoors, be-
coming a ski instructor and river guide.
In addition, he returned to school at the
University of Wyoming to study painting.
He became an accomplished artist, paint-
ing on a daily basis until his death.
Mr. Zvegintzov led tours in Yellowstone
and Teton National Parks, and his passion
for the outdoors intersected with his paint-
ings as he transferred the natural beauty
of what he saw every day onto his can-
vasses. Mr. Zvegintzov also spent two
years alone at sea, sailing a 40-foot sloop
around the Caribbean.
Mr. Zvegintzov is survived by his two
sons, Nicholas ’83 and Mischa, and two
grandchildren.
1958
Lee Willing Patterson
a distinguished
Yale professor,
passed away at
his home in New
Haven, Conn., on
June 29, 2012, at
the age of 72.
Born on May 14,
1940, Mr. Patter-
son entered SPS
in the Second Form in 1953, following in
the footsteps of his father, uncle, and two
brothers, Stuart ’53 and Robert ’55. Prior
to his arrival at St. Paul’s, he attended
school in his hometown of Morristown, N.J.
Mr. Patterson was very active in num-
erous pursuits at the School, showing
an early talent for writing and English.
He served as president of the Cadmean
Literary Society, editor of the student
literary magazine Horae Scholaticae, and
was a member of the debating team. He
also excelled in athletics, playing football
for Delphian and rowing with the Halcyon
and SPS crews. He graduated near the top
of his form and his intellect was respected
by faculty and peers.
In school records, Mr. Patterson was
described as “a boy of very high potential.
He is blessed with excellent aptitudes and
has a vigorous and dynamic personality.”
Longtime friend Patrick Rulon-Miller ’58
remembers him “holding court” at the
Tuck Shop on a daily basis. “Lee clearly
was one of the larger personalities in our
form, characterized by insightful intelli-
gence and a wiry sense of humor,” said
Mr. Rulon-Miller, who went on to room
with Mr. Patterson at Yale.