A resident of Homestead Village, Pa., John died there March 1, 2012.
John was born in Zanesville, Ohio. He prepped at Newark Academy and Haverford School before following his brother, E.V. Whallon ’32, to Princeton. He majored in English, was on the freshman basketball and baseball teams, played 150-pound football, and served as president of the Westminster Society. He was a member of the junior and senior prom committees and Cottage Club.
John was a 1943 graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Lyons, N.Y., for 13 years and at the First Presbyterian Church in Pleasantville, N.Y., for 24 years. He served as a chaplain in the Navy during World War II.
John was a member of the Church of the Apostles U.C.C. in Lancaster. He was committed throughout his life to the cause of Native Americans. His other interests were tennis, sports, and following his children’s and grandchildren’s endeavors.
John was predeceased by his wife, Muriel L. Platts Whallon. He is survived by two sons, Douglas and Peter, and their families. To them, his classmates offer deep sympathies.