John Skilling was born Aug. 20, 1933, in Baltimore to Marion Bernard and John Edward Skilling and died Nov. 6, 2013, at his home in Naples, Fla.
He prepared at St. Albans. At Princeton he majored in biology and joined Tower Club. After service with the 3d Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, John graduated in 1961 from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. Completing his internship and residency at Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center in 1966, John entered private practice. In 1968 he became a partner in a practice that embodied the motto “Princeton in the nation’s service” by delivering more than 3,000 babies.
A diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John led Georgetown University-sponsored medical students to study and provide medical training in refugee camps in Thailand in 1980 and 1981. He was a member of the Chevy Chase Club.
John is survived by Nancy, his wife of 17 years; sons John and James; daughters Anne Lawrence and Sara Bernard; and grandchildren Katherine, Kyle, and Grant Skilling, Jennifer Berney, and Zoe and Emma Lachewitz. His sister, Nancy Skilling Littlehales, died in 2013. To John’s family, the class sends sympathy.