John Denton Brundage ’41

THE CLASS LOST its president for the years 1963-68 when John Brundage died at 70 of liver failure on Oct. 27, 1989, at his home in Winnetka. He is survived by his widow Ann, a brother Howard, a son, three daughters, and five grandchildren.

A Lt. Commander in the Navy, John made the transition from high speed destroyer patrols in the Solomons to the fast lanes of the business world with seeming ease. He became a chartered life underwriter in 1955, a fellow of the Life Office Management Inst. in 1968, and served as C.E.O. of three prominent insurance companies—Banker's National of Montclair, Georgia International of Atlanta, and Globe Life of Chicago. He was national chairman of the American Heart Assn. and Heart Fund. His directorships included Montclair National Bank & Trust, Annin Flag Co., School of the Ozarks, Short Hills Day School, Boy Scouts of America, Montclair Urban League and Rotary Club, and Christ Churches in Short Hills and Winnetka, where he was a senior warden. And he had time for golf and family.

But any litany highlighting John's devotion to college, country, church, community, profession, and family still fails to convey the essence of a life which shone with a remarkable sweetness and constructive love on all with whom he came into contact. We grieve the loss of this exceptional classmate.

The Class of 1941