John D. Bowers ’57

John died Mar. 17, 2002, in Oakland, Calif., after a brief illness. Born in Princeton, he was one of our townie undergraduates.

At Princeton John majored in psychology, was active in the outing club, and joined Court Club. His senior roommates were Bill Meather and Tom Van Auken. Years later he earned a master's in social work at Berkeley.

After Princeton John served two years in the Army before moving to the East Bay, Calif. Area, where he was a social worker for Alameda City. He organized a union for social service workers, SEIU 535, and became its president. He negotiated major contracts for the union and was even arrested after a sit-in. He retired in June 2000.

John is survived by his wife, Kay Eisenhower, a stepson, a granddaughter, his brother, Tom Bowers, and eight nieces and nephews.

The Class of 1957