John D. Collins Jr. ’44

John D. Collins Jr. died Mar. 6, 1998, at his home in Stuart, Fla., after suffering from emphysema for several years. He was 75.

Jack prepared at Trinity School in NYC. At Princeton he majored in English, was active in the Princeton Triangle Club, and belonged to Quadrangle. His roommates were George Hazelhurst and Jim Cobbs.

Jack accelerated, graduating in 1943 with an ROTC commission. He served three years in the Army, including nine months as a forward observer with the 87th Infantry Division in France, Belgium, and Germany. Leaving the service in 1946, he joined Mobil Oil in marketing, a career that lasted 35 years and took him to Dallas, Detroit, and back to NYC as a v.p.

He retired in 1981 and divided his time between Stuart and the Delaware Shore. His hobbies were primarily golf and reading, but his biggest interest and joy was his large family.

Jack is survived by his wife of 51 years, Eddie; his children Carol, John D. III, Joseph, Mark, and Robert; 12 grandchildren; his sister Marguerite; and his brother Frank '51. The class extends its sympathy to them all.

The Class of 1944