Jack Lincoln Sanders ’52

Jack Sanders died April 22, 2005, at home in Snyder, N.Y., from complications of a rare neurological disorder, multisystems atrophy, for which there remains no treatment.

Classmates may remember Jack and Jean at our 50th as a truly moving profile in courage. Jack's memorial service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Buffalo was attended by Alma and Toby Strachan, Jack's roommate at Princeton, and Margaret and Jim Evans.

Jack came to Princeton from the Nichols School, where he was senior class president. At Princeton he belonged to Charter Club and majored in economics. After graduation he attended Naval OCS and served on active duty from 1953 to 1956. He completed law school at Cornell in 1959.

Jack's decision to decline a job offer in New York City anchored him forever in western New York State. In February 1962, he joined a small law firm in which he became a partner, and that August he and Jean McIndoo were married. For more than 40 years Jack reveled in his law practice, the warmth of his family, the many nearby recreational options, and a deep involvement in his church.

Jack is survived by his beloved Jean; his daughter, Melinda; son Matthew '92; and a granddaughter. The class extends deepest sympathies to them.

The Class of 1952