Stephen Haines Malcolm Plum, 90, formerly of Brandon, Vermont and Morristown, New Jersey, died June 7 at his home in Meadow Lakes, Hightstown, New Jersey.


Born in Quogue, Long Island, son of Stephan Haines Plum and Madge Wilder Plum, he was raised in Madison, New Jersey. He attended The Hotchkiss School, graduated from Yale University in 1939 and received his M.D. from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1944. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army during World War II, stationed in the Philippines.


His career in general and thoracic surgery included private practice at Morristown Memorial Hospital, St. Clare's Hospital in Denville, New Jersey and Rutland Regional Medical Center in Vermont. He also served as Chief of Surgery at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the Morris County Medical Society and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Plum subsequently moved to Meadow Lakes, enjoying the Princeton area social and arts scene, especially at the University.

Stephen was predeceased by his first wife, Susan Allita Applegate in 1985 and his second wife, Alice Shaw in 2002. He is survived by a daughter, four sons and two daughters-in-law: Terry and Sydney Plum in Holyoke, Massachusetts; John and Mimi Plum in Saddle River, New Jersey; Robert Plum in Convent Station, New Jersey; and Michael Plum in Clinton, New Jersey; daughter Nancy Plum in Yardley, Pennsylvania, and four grandchildren living in New York, California and London.


A memorial service at St. David's Church, Cranbury will be held Monday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to St. David's Church, Cranbury or Crocket Cove Woods Preserve in Deer Isle, Maine.