John Alexander Montgomery ’51

Alex died of cancer Mar. 7, 1997, in Greenbank, Wash. He was born in Pittsburgh, a son of '14. At Princeton he majored in psychology, was on the board of the Nassau Lit, and was a member of Court Club. He roomed with Art Windels, Marc Bodine, Hank Bahr, and Hank Meyers.

Alex received a law degree from USC in 1961. Prior to that, he had served with the Army in Korea. From 1954-85 he was a worker's compensation adjuster in Orange, Calif. From 1985-89 he was a paralegal in a law office in Santa Ana, Calif.

Alex's first wife Marie died in 1979. They had a daughter, Lisa Marie, and a grandson and granddaughter. He married Melba Appleby in 1980.

The class extends its sympathy to all of Alex's kin. As Melba has written, "He was a wonderful father, grandfather, and husband. We enjoyed our life together, only our time was much too short."

The Class of 1951