John Charles Coe ’60

John Coe died Jan. 20, 2008, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in Baltimore, Md. He entered Princeton from St. Paul's School and majored in philosophy and English. After serving in the Army, John decided on a career in social work. He received an MSW from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1975. He worked at the Maryland State Office of Aging in Baltimore for almost 30 years. John was a caring, devoted, and loving man who helped to care for his wife, Julie H. Kryder-Coe, as she battled cancer before she died in 2003. He had a keen sense of social justice and a quick wit. He was an avid birder and naturalist who knew innumerable species of birds, trees, and plants. John is survived by his two children, Kirsten and Justin Coe; and his two brothers, Robert '57 and Peter Coe. The class extends its deepest sympathy to the family.