John C. Longacre ’47

John, who had a distinguished career in osteopathic medicine, died March 4, 2012, at his home in Portland, Texas.

Before entering Princeton, he served as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Corps from February 1944 to November 1945. He returned to Princeton in 1946 and graduated in 1949.

John attended Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and after graduation was on the staff at Riverview Osteopathic Hospital in Norristown, Pa. In 1974 he relocated to the Corpus Christi, Texas, area and to Corpus Christi Osteopathic Hospital, where he served as staff chairman and was a member of the board of directors. In 1988 he moved to Aransas Pass, where he was chief of staff at Columbia North Bay Hospital. He retired in 2000. Apart from his practice, he belonged to the Texas and American Osteopathic associations as well as the Texas Medical Association.

During his retirement years much of his time was spent as a caregiver to his wife, Michelle, who died in 2007. Nevertheless John did find the time to fish and hunt.

John is survived by his daughters, Lorraine Brown-Zbranek and Christine Rycek; son John Longacre Jr.; five grandchildren; and his brother, James. To them all, the class extends condolences.