Among perhaps all Princeton alumni and certainly within the Class of 1948, Jack’s occupation was unique — his entire work career was as an engineer-controller of diesel locomotives for Conrail. He was born in 1927 in Pittsburgh, grew up in McKeesport, Pa., and lived in Chestnut Hill, Pa., before moving in the late 1970s to Medford, N.J., and Southampton, N.J. He died Oct. 5, 2016, peacefully but unexpectedly, at an assisted- living facility in Southampton. (He would have reached his 90th birthday Jan. 21, 2017.)
Jack entered Princeton in 1944 and then left for Navy service. In later years, he was a parishioner at the Church of the Holy Eucharist in Tabernacle, N.J. His newspaper obituary notes that he “was a high-fidelity music reproduction enthusiast and had a passion for trains.” He is survived by a sister, Cynthia Knable, as well as six nieces and nephews.