Born in Leicester, Mass., he attended Milton Academy, where he was active in track and wrestling. At Princeton, John majored in history, managed our wrestling team, and was a member of Charter Club. His roommates included Harry Seidel, Ray Dykema, Dave Ross, Chet Rice, Bill Brooks, Barney Holland, and Carl Barton.
Graduating in 1943, John was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Field Artillery and served 19 months in Europe as a communications officer. He had a long career in investment counseling, and was a member of the Princeton Club of New York and Ye Olde King’s Highway Stamp Club. All his family and classmates knew he had a passion for sailing and stamp collecting but that his special passion was for everything Princeton — reunions, football games, and the Class of ’44.
Besides Mary Anne, John is survived by two sons, Jay and Rob; two daughters, Betsy Myers and Missy Bauman ’83; and 10 grandchildren. All of us will deeply miss him.