John F. Kraft Jr. ’33

JACK KRAFT died Apr. 13,1991, in Naples, Fla., where he spent his winters. He also lived in Pittsburgh. Jack was born Oct. 2, 1910, in Pittsburgh. He prepared at Lawrenceville. In college he was a member of Cottage, and roomed with Herb Gooch.

During WWII Jack served in the Air Force in North Africa, Europe, and the Far East, receiving the Bronze Star and Croix de Guerre, and emerging as a major. Jack's lifelong career in the steel business began with his father's company, Washington Tin Plate. later he started his own firm, John F. Kraft Jr., Inc., as a stainless steel broker and agent. At the time of his death he was the retired founder and president of Nicroloy Co., of Pittsburgh.

On Jan. 31, 1938, Jack married Mary Spencer Gordon, who survives, as do their two sons, John F. and Frank Gordon, and four grandchildren. The Class of '33 extends its sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1933