John Axford Higgons ’43

Jack died on Aug. 9, 2005, following a valiant six-year battle against prostate cancer. He was 85.

A New Hampshire native, Jack grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y. After graduating from Princeton summa cum laude in 1943, he served in the Navy during World War II as an aviator and instructor.

A graduate of Harvard Business School's Executive Program, Jack married June Kennedy in 1949, and moved briefly to Chicago before settling in Irvington, N.Y. He began his career in Chicago as a sales executive for Deering Miliken, and later worked with his brother, Bob, as a commodity trader/broker, in New York City.

In 1956, Jack began a 26-year association with Time Inc., retiring in 1982 as advertising sales director. In retirement, Jack worked for Financial World magazine.

Jack is survived by his wife, June; three daughters, Nancy, Amy, and Jenny; two grandchildren; a sister, Marilyn Cranston; and several nieces and nephews. To the entire family, we extend our most sincere condolences.

The Class of 1943