In Memoriam: Peter Reeves Lord

Peter Reeves Lord, an award-winning researcher and professor emeritus at NC State College of Textiles, died in Raleigh on Jan. 22, 2015. He was 91.

A native of Maidstone, Kent, England, Lord was a World War II veteran to emigrated to the United States in 1969 to teach at NC State from the University of Manchester Institute of Technology, where he became an expert in the field of open-end spinning. He served on the faculty until his retirement in 1990.

His research in yarn manufacturing and staple fiber yarn spinning led to many awards, culminating in the 1991 Warner Memorial Medal from the Textile Institute.

He is survived by three children and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in his memory on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Raleigh’s Christ Church, located at 120 E. Edenton St.