John died Nov. 2, 2011, in Port Republic, N.J., where he had lived with his son for two years.
He prepared at Andover. At Princeton he was active in track, gymnastics, the Glee Club, and Dial Lodge. Malcolm Tweedy was a roommate. After Princeton, John spent 39 months in the Field Artillery in Europe as a liaison pilot.
While living in Chester, Conn., he was with New York Life Insurance Co. for nine years and was active locally with the Boy Scouts and his church. He became involved in early computers and first worked for Raytheon, moving later to Anchorage, Alaska, with an RCA subsidiary. While there, his wife, the former Ruth Schumacher, whom he married in 1956, became a math professor at the University of Alaska.
Notwithstanding the distance, John made it back for seven major reunions. An avid bridge player and a Life Master, he also enjoyed golf throughout his career.
Ruth died after 53 years of marriage. John also was predeceased by his son Peter.
He is survived by his sons John III ’79 and his wife, Lisa ’79, and Thomas and his wife, Cyndi; and six grandchildren.