John Carey Appel ’38

When Jack died last July 15, his family held what his son Steve called "A celebration of a long and happy life lived to the fullest."

Jack came to Princeton from Exeter. At Princeton, he was an English major as well as capt. of the basketball team and a member of Tiger Inn. During WWII, he was in the Army air force, thereafter returning home to serve for the next 50 years as pres. and chairman of Gregory & Appel, Inc.

He was deeply committed to Indianapolis and served on several charitable boards as well as on the boards of the Orchard School, Crown Hill Cemetery, and Indiana Natl. Bank. Gov. Robert Orr presented Jack with the prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash Award on his 70th birthday.

He spent his retirement years in Hawaii with his wife, Jane, who survives him. They combine his three sons and her five children and five stepchildren to share 35 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was a proud Tiger, and the class joins Jack's family in celebrating the many happy memories he left with us all.

The Class of 1938