Editing Victor Vroom (section)

==Early life==
Vroom was born in [[Montreal, Quebec]] on August 9, 1932.<ref>{{cite web |title=Victor H. Vroom |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50013142.html |website=Library of Congress |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> He held a [[PhD]] from [[University of Michigan]] and an [[Master of Science|MS]] and [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] from [[McGill University]]. Dr. Vroom initially was interested in music as a child, but later found interest in psychology after taking a career interests test in high school that showed he had the best potential of being either a musician or a psychologist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Remembering Professor Victor H. Vroom, 1932-2023 {{!}} Yale School of Management |url=https://som.yale.edu/story/2023/remembering-professor-victor-h-vroom-1932-2023 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=som.yale.edu |language=en}}</ref> He continued to explore his love for music by playing the alto saxophone and clarinet for his high school band and at local clubs around Montreal. After high school graduation, Vroom initially wanted to become a part of a USA big band, but after being instructed by his father to become a bank teller (for a more stable career) Vroom enrolled in Sir George Williams College (now [[Concordia University]]). After his freshman year, he transferred to his alma mater, [[McGill University]], where he earned a special honors bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in industrial psychology. Before beginning his professional career, he finished his terminal degree (PhD) at the [[University of Michigan]]. It was at the University of Michigan that he met his first wife, Ann Workman, with whom he had two sons: Derek and Jeffrey. Later on, he met and is survived by his second wife, Julia Francis, with whom he had their two sons Tristan and Trevor. He died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 90 while living in [[Guilford, Connecticut]].