Jackson H. Pope ’68

Jack died on his 78th birthday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Virginia Beach, Va., of heart disease.

He came to us from Saint Andrew’s School in Middletown, Del., where he was the yearbook editor and on the football team and honor committee.

At Princeton, Jack worked on The Daily Princetonian staff, and majored in English. He was a member of Cottage Club and lived at 231 1903 his senior year with roommates Virginius Shackelford and Peter Fitzpatrick.

Upon graduation, Jack was commissioned into the Navy and served in the Philippines. After mustering out, he attended Harvard Business School, where he earned an MBA. His career began in Hampton Roads, Va., with the real estate firm Goodman, Segar, Hogan, where he quickly moved up the ranks to become president and CEO of the corporation. After almost 25 years with the firm, he pivoted his career to focus on real estate development and completed several significant condo and apartment projects in the Hampton Roads area. Jack loved art and took up painting to great success in retirement, including a solo exhibition of his works.

The class extends its deepest sympathies to his widow, Bernice Fay Pope; his two daughters from his first marriage to the late Florence Ferebee Pope, Alexandra Page Pope ’96 and Sara Pope Agelasto; his daughter Amanda Marie Fay; Bernice’s two sons, John Patrick Fay and Jason Bryan Christenson; his seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.