Jo Valentine Morgan ’42

Jo died of congestive heart failure and a stroke Nov. 13, 1999, at Manor Care nursing home in Potomac, Md. He retired in 1995, after a 47 year career in the practice of law in Washington, DC.

Preparing for Princeton at Woodrow Wilson H.S. [DC], Jo graduated with high honors from the SPIA. He belonged to Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of Gateway Club. During the war, he served as a B-17 navigator and bombardier in the European theater, attaining the rank of capt. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with four clusters, the Purple Heart, and eight battle stars.

In 1947, Jo earned an LLB degree at Yale law school and joined the law firm of Whiteford, Hart, Carmody & Wilson in '48, serving as a partner until the firm ceased operations in '85. He then became a partner in another law firm in Washington, Jackson & Campbell PC. He was a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the Lawyers Club, the Order of Coif, the Barristers, and the Metropolitan, and Princeton clubs.

Jo is survived by his wife of 56 years, Norma, a son, Jo, two daughters, Carol and Susan, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. To all of them the class offers its most sincere condolences.

The Class of 1942