John died in San Francisco on May 2, 1990, after a brief illness. An Albany, N.Y., native, John graduated from Albany Academy in a class of 36 students, four of whom entered Princeton in the fall of 1949.
John transferred to Hamilton College in 1950 and joined Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In 1952, he enlisted in the Air Force. Upon his discharge in 1954, he returned to Hamilton and reveled in fraternity life as "the old man" of the Deke house. He graduated in 1957.
After employment with an automobile agency in Miami, Fla., John moved to San Francisco and became associated with the Hartford Insurance Co. In Feb. 1961, he married Dawn Rowland. John remained in the insurance industry until he retired in 1989.
Matt Bender fondly recalls John, sometimes called "Gib," as a spirited individual. Sincere sympathy goes out to his sons, Michael and Robert.
The Class of 1953