John Davies ’47

John died March 27, 2012, in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, two years after a major stroke.

John entered Princeton in the summer of 1943 after having attended Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa. Shortly after arriving on campus he joined a Navy flight-training program in which he stayed throughout the war. John returned to Princeton after the war and graduated in June 1951. While in college he participated in Triangle Club and other theatrical productions.

After working for McCann-Erickson Advertising and the D’Arcy Advertising Agency in New York, John opened and owned a ski lodge in Waterville Valley, N.H., but sold it after 10 years. The next few years entailed several moves, first to West Palm Beach, Fla., where he was involved in community work, and in 1988 to Santa Fe to be near his daughter, Susan. While there he taught reading in an adult-literacy program and enjoyed the cultural scene. In 2000 John moved to Coeur d’ Alene to be close to his daughter, Pam.

Throughout these years he never wavered in his support of the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics. In addition to Susan and Pam, John is survived by his son, Jeffrey, and two grandsons.