John B. Fox ’70

John, our lifelong delegate from New Orleans, died with his family at his side Sept. 21, 2022.

Born in the city, he detoured through Exeter long enough to pick up lacrosse, then joined us at Princeton. A member of Campus, John continued with lacrosse, complemented with weightlifting and boxing, while choosing to contrast it with the verbal sparring of the English department. He wrote his thesis, “Why I Left the Womb,” for Professor Paul Gray.

Returning to NOLA, he earned a law degree at Tulane, cut his legal teeth at the New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp. and Heisler & Wysocki, then went into practice on his own, where he represented individuals injured in accidents or the workplace in their struggles with the legal system. His guitar and fishing rod complemented time with his family, to whom he was devoted.

John is survived by his son, Brendan; his grandchildren, Jude and Adrienne; nephew Barry; and niece Elizabeth. We will remember and live by his outstanding work for those disadvantaged, and his love for his family and their ancestral home.