Jack died suddenly Jan. 7, 2013, in Stuart, Fla. He lived most of his life in Fairfield, Conn.
He came to Princeton from Westbury (N.Y.) High School. He was an end on the three-time Big Three champion football team, president of Cannon Club, and recipient of the Aeronautical Engineering Larkin Memorial Scholarship. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1952.
After two years as an Air Force lieutenant and several jobs with small, aircraft-related businesses, he moved to Sikorsky Aircraft in 1956. There he became executive vice president, fulfilling his life’s dream of designing and building helicopters with Igor Sikorsky. In 1974, he became president of Simmonds Precision Products, a supplier of aircraft-control systems, and later became president of Baldwin Technology. He ended his business career as a consultant and turnaround manager for another dozen companies.
Jack served on an aeronautical advisory board at Princeton as well as several corporate boards. His personal account of the history of Skycrane, Sikorsky’s renowned heavy-lift helicopter, was published in 2010.
Our sympathy goes to Adele, Jack’s wife of 60 years; daughters Anne and Joan; sons John, David, and Mark; 21 grandchildren; and one great-grandson of whom he was especially proud. His son Peter predeceased him.