Deceased July 7, 2022
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In Memory
Alexander McNicol Galbraith, age 93, died peacefully at home on July 7, 2022, after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma.
Alex majored in history at Amherst and received his master’s degree from Harvard.
In the early 1950s, he was drafted and served in Korea as an operation sergeant for a medical battalion with frontline units and was decorated for his service.
On his return stateside, he changed career goals and earned an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He spent the next 30 years in the business world, most of that time as chief financial officer of a Fortune 500 company.
In 1986, Alex and his family moved to Ohio and settled in Granville. He joined the business management faculty at Central Ohio Technical College in Newark and was appointed chair of that department. He was a passionate advocate for community college education as an important path to success in the business world. The 12 years he spent at COTC were, in his mind, the happiest and most productive of his career.
Alex was deeply involved in other services in the communities where he lived: as an active member of the Session in four Presbyterian churches; as business manager of First Presbyterian Church, Granville; and for many years as the treasurer of Granville Historical Society.
Alex is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Mary Ann; his four children, Janet Barrett, John Galbraith, Anne Niepagen and Peter Galbraith; a brother, Douglas Galbraith; grandchildren Andrew Barrett, Elizabeth Nguyễn, Ryan Niepagen and Lily Anne Galbraith; and great-grandchildren Millie and Jack.
One of Alex’s greatest joys was spending summers in the cottage he and Mary Ann purchased on Lake Michigan. He was a loving spouse, father, grandfather and friend, and he will be missed by all who knew hm.
Wilson Utter ’50