1927
Darwin
2019
Darwin Kingsley, III
September 15, 1927 — April 7, 2019
Darwin P. "PK" Kingsley, III, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 after a period of declining health.
PK was born in New York City on September 15, 1927, the son of Darwin P. Kingsley, Jr., and Heywood (Butler) Kingsley.
PK grew up on Long Island, playing squash at the Rockaway Hunt Club.
PK attended Camp Mowglis in East Hebron, NH (now Hebron) 1939-1942, then was on the camp's staff until finally serving as Director 1953-1957.
PK served in the military as a sergeant in the United States Air Corps. 1945-1946.
He earned a B.A. from Yale University in 1950, where he played number one on the famous Skillman squash team that went undefeated for four years and 47 matches in a row until losing to Princeton in the final match of the 1949-50 season.
PK also earned an Ed.M. from Harvard University in 1958.
He married Margaret Jane Cotton (1931-2011) on August 26, 1950.
PK worked as Director of Admissions and a Latin teacher at Fay School in Southborough, MA, 1950-1965, living in Framingham and Westborough, MA, then as Assistant Headmaster of the Middle School of Episcopal Academy in Merion Station, PA, 1965-1974, where he continued to teach Latin and coached squash.
After 24 years of teaching and administration, he was chosen to be the Executive Director and first fulltime employee of the United States Squash Racquets Association (USSRA, now U.S. Squash), an organization that he had served as secretary 19651971, vice president 1971-1973, and president 1973-1975.
PK established the first permanent office of the USSRA in Bala Cynwyd, PA, and helped increase the USSRA membership from 160 member clubs and 800 individual members in 1974 to 350 member clubs and over 10,000 members when he retired in 1992.
In later years, PK partnered with Alfred R. "Alfie" Hunter, Jr., to win the national senior doubles in 1979 and 1980 and the national masters doubles in 1988. In 1984 he was awarded the President's Cup, and he was elected to the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame in 2001 (https://www.ussquash.com/about/hall-of-fame/ ).
PK's volunteer service included Rotary clubs in Marlborough, MA (president 1961) and Bala Cynwyd - Narberth, PA (president 1971), with Plays and Players in Philadelphia, and over 13,500 volunteer hours at the King of Prussia studio of Recordings For the Blind and Dyslexic (now Learning Ally).
A resident of Narberth, PA for 25 years, and a member of the Merion Cricket Club, PK moved to Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square, PA, in 1999, where he volunteered on several committees and organized a weekly poker night.
PK is remembered by Dunwoody residents for his cheerful greetings and his helpful attitude.
PK was the beloved husband of the late Jane Cotton Kingsley; the loving father of Peter Kingsley (Barbara), Anne Musgrove, Jim Kingsley (Kimberly) and Elizabeth Kingsley; and the proud grandfather of Nell Musgrove, Julian Kingsley and Owen Kingsley.
Relatives and friends are invited to his Memorial Service on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 12:00 PM at Dunwoody Village, 3500 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA
19073.
Contributions in his memory may be made to U.S. Squash
-
Junior Development Endowment Fund, 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1102, New York, NY
10018, https://www.ussquash.com/give/donate/access/ or Camp Mowglis
-
School of the Open, P.O. Box 9, Hebron, NH 03241.
PK was born in New York City on September 15, 1927, the son of Darwin P. Kingsley, Jr., and Heywood (Butler) Kingsley.
PK grew up on Long Island, playing squash at the Rockaway Hunt Club.
PK attended Camp Mowglis in East Hebron, NH (now Hebron) 1939-1942, then was on the camp's staff until finally serving as Director 1953-1957.
PK served in the military as a sergeant in the United States Air Corps. 1945-1946.
He earned a B.A. from Yale University in 1950, where he played number one on the famous Skillman squash team that went undefeated for four years and 47 matches in a row until losing to Princeton in the final match of the 1949-50 season.
PK also earned an Ed.M. from Harvard University in 1958.
He married Margaret Jane Cotton (1931-2011) on August 26, 1950.
PK worked as Director of Admissions and a Latin teacher at Fay School in Southborough, MA, 1950-1965, living in Framingham and Westborough, MA, then as Assistant Headmaster of the Middle School of Episcopal Academy in Merion Station, PA, 1965-1974, where he continued to teach Latin and coached squash.
After 24 years of teaching and administration, he was chosen to be the Executive Director and first fulltime employee of the United States Squash Racquets Association (USSRA, now U.S. Squash), an organization that he had served as secretary 19651971, vice president 1971-1973, and president 1973-1975.
PK established the first permanent office of the USSRA in Bala Cynwyd, PA, and helped increase the USSRA membership from 160 member clubs and 800 individual members in 1974 to 350 member clubs and over 10,000 members when he retired in 1992.
In later years, PK partnered with Alfred R. "Alfie" Hunter, Jr., to win the national senior doubles in 1979 and 1980 and the national masters doubles in 1988. In 1984 he was awarded the President's Cup, and he was elected to the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame in 2001 (https://www.ussquash.com/about/hall-of-fame/ ).
PK's volunteer service included Rotary clubs in Marlborough, MA (president 1961) and Bala Cynwyd - Narberth, PA (president 1971), with Plays and Players in Philadelphia, and over 13,500 volunteer hours at the King of Prussia studio of Recordings For the Blind and Dyslexic (now Learning Ally).
A resident of Narberth, PA for 25 years, and a member of the Merion Cricket Club, PK moved to Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square, PA, in 1999, where he volunteered on several committees and organized a weekly poker night.
PK is remembered by Dunwoody residents for his cheerful greetings and his helpful attitude.
PK was the beloved husband of the late Jane Cotton Kingsley; the loving father of Peter Kingsley (Barbara), Anne Musgrove, Jim Kingsley (Kimberly) and Elizabeth Kingsley; and the proud grandfather of Nell Musgrove, Julian Kingsley and Owen Kingsley.
Relatives and friends are invited to his Memorial Service on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 12:00 PM at Dunwoody Village, 3500 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA
19073.
Contributions in his memory may be made to U.S. Squash
-
Junior Development Endowment Fund, 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1102, New York, NY
10018, https://www.ussquash.com/give/donate/access/ or Camp Mowglis
-
School of the Open, P.O. Box 9, Hebron, NH 03241.
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