John Daniel Mosser ’45

John died in Portland, Oreg., on Aug. 21, 1996, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. As he remarked last year, he was one of the very few to have had an opportunity to read his own "memorial," in our Nov. 8, 1995, class column. John, an outstanding citizen and the quintessence of "Princeton in the nation's service" entered Princeton from New Trier. He earned his degree in 1947 from the School of Public and Intl. Affairs after service with the 95th Infantry Division in Europe.

John earned his law degree from Yale in 1950 and practiced law until he retired in 1991. He was a three-term Oregon legislator, adviser to six governors, chairman of the Land Conservation and Development Commission, and president of the State Board of Higher Education. He headed the successful cleanup of the Willamette River and was instrumental in the creation of Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park. On June 14, 1995, the mayor of Portland declared John Mosser Day as a tribute to his long public service and accomplishments.

John is survived by his wife, the former Marian Slade; his sons, Daniel and William; his daughters, Susan Walcutt and Anne Jewell; his stepsons, Colin L. Slade, Peter W. Slade, and Eric F. Slade, and by nine grandchildren. To all of them, the class sends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1945