John F. Hadam ’48

John died Dec. 15, 2017, at home in Moultonborough, N.H. He was 94.

He was born into a Polish immigrant family in Newark, N.J., and learned English after starting school. He was a Marine on combat duty in the Pacific during World War II, and was activated from the reserves as a lieutenant during the Korean conflict. He had a nearly 40-year career with Western Electric and New England Bell Telephone, retiring in 1981.

His first wife, Dorothy, and brother Bill predeceased him. He is survived by his second wife, Doris; children Bob, Joe ’72, Jack, Susan Schoenholz, Peggy, and Ginny; stepdaughter Susan Berking; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.