John E. Newman Jr. ’50

John died Aug. 10, 2014, in Norwalk, Conn.

John graduated from Newark Academy in New Jersey and served two years in the Navy as a petty officer third class before coming to Princeton. He was a member of Cottage Club and earned his degree in civil engineering.

Soon after graduation, he was recalled to active duty and assigned to re-activating mothballed destroyers in Charleston, S.C. Following his return to civilian life and after several jobs, he joined Kidder Peabody in 1957 and found himself “a college-trained engineer in the securities business.” Subsequently, he worked for other investment firms on Wall Street. John reported at our 50th reunion that he was commuting daily to New York City from his New Canaan, Conn., home and “still peddling stocks and bonds five days a week.”

John was an active participant in sports, especially squash and tennis. His second marriage ended in divorce in 1985.

John is survived by his brother, Charles; sister Eleanor; a stepson and stepdaughter; and two step-grandchildren, upon whom he doted during his last 10 years.