John S. Osterstock Jr. ’48

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JOHN OSTERSTOCK DIED Jan. 11, 1994. He prepared at Taft School. At Princeton, he was a member of Tiger and majored in psychology. He was a navy veteran, serving in 1945 and 1946. He graduated in June 1950.

John began his career in advertising and spent some years in sales with the LilyTulip Cup Corp. in San Francisco. For the past 21 years, he was with West and Praszker Realtors in San Francisco. He lived in Daly City.

John's interests outside of business were travel, photography, painting, music, and poetry. Although not active in class affairs, his love for Princeton was abiding and gave him courage to pursue higher goals.

To his widow, Remedios, the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1948

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