John C. Giordano ’52

Jack was a noted lawyer. He came to Princeton from the Lawrenceville School and joined Cannon. Jack majored in politics, played freshman football, and rowed crew. His roommates were Doug Lilly, Bill McIlvaine, and Culver Eisenbeis.

He graduated from Rutgers Law School in 1955, where he was editor of the law review. His first job was as law clerk to William J. Brennan, then a New Jersey Supreme Court justice and later an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. John then formed a law partnership with his father, Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, in Middletown, N.J., which became a sizable operation.

Active in New Jersey politics, he advised governors Robert Meyner and James Florio. Specializing in land-use law, Jack developed real estate in New Jersey and in Florida. He was also general counsel for two New Jersey commercial banks and two sports teams, the Boston Celtics and the Hartford Whalers.

Jack died at his home in Southampton, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2014, leaving his sons, John C. III, Mark, and Paul; his stepson, V. Andrew Cerullo; and his wife, Andrea. The class offers its sympathy at the loss of our    accomplished classmate.