John Bradford McCobb Jr. ’61

John died Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C., his home for many years.

Born in Orange and growing up in Westfield, N.J., he came to Princeton from Pingry School. At Princeton, he majored in mathematics, ran track and cross-country all four years, and ate at Dial Lodge. He roomed with Phil Shambaugh, Doug Kerr, Joe Segura, Ray Unger, and Jeff Morgan.

After Princeton John earned his J.D. at Stanford and his LL.M. at New York University. While at Stanford he took a two-year leave of absence to serve as the first teaching fellow of Princeton in Asia at Chung-Chi College in Hong Kong. Then followed a long career in various positions at IBM in Palo Alto, Calif., in sales and then as an IBM lawyer, including legal service as their counsel for the Asia-Pacific area. Over the years he lived in Japan, England, Texas, Connecticut and, lastly, Washington, D.C., on a special assignment for IBM.

John is survived by his wife of 52 years, Maureen; daughter Carrie; son Ryan; and two granddaughters.