John Edgar McHarg ’38

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Jack McHarg died Sept. 9, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J.

Born in NYC, Jack had resided in Brielle, N.J., for more than 20 years. He prepared at Columbia High School, where he was a member of the orchestra and acted in dramatics. At Princeton he majored in economics and graduated with honors. He also was a member of Gateway Club. For many years he worked as a utilities analyst and was a regular communicant of St. Denis Catholic Church in Manasquan, N.J.

Jack was predeceased by his wife, the former Marie O'Donnell, in 1986, and by his son, Michael McHarg, in 2007. He is survived by four daughters, Mary Anne Hogarty, Patricia McCabe, Kathleen McHarg, and Nancy Quaglia; a daughter-in-law, Kristine McHarg; a brother, Owen McHarg; a sister, Dorothea Dowd; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. To all of them, the class extends its deep sympathy.

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