John Davis A. Banks ’42

Dave died Nov. 29, 2005, under hospice care in Vero Beach, Fla.

He prepared at the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass. At Princeton, Dave majored in engineering, earned numerals in JV soccer, and was a member of the university band.

Senior year Dave enlisted in the Naval Reserve. Following graduation he served successively in the Caribbean as a lieutenant in air combat intelligence and air transportation, and as a student naval aviator. In 1942 he married Jean Flanagan. Dave and Jean had a daughter, Bonica. Jean died in 1996.

Dave worked in sales engineering with American Hard Rubber Co. while studying for an MBA at New York University Graduate School of Business. Reinforced by additional courses in business law and public speaking, he was hired by Standard Rate and Data Service, a subsidiary of Crowell, Collier & McMillan, and rose to district manager before he retired.

Dave served the Rowayton, Conn., community as chairman and senior commissioner of his taxing district; he was recognized as a dedicated volunteer by the Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital. He served Princeton as regional chairman of our Annual Fund drive, and was a chairman of the Rowayton Tennis Association.

To Bonica; Dave's sister, Emily Dague; and their families, the class sends its condolences.

The Class of 1942