John G. Goessling ’50

Published in the March 16, 2016, Issue

Jack died Aug. 18, 2015, in St. Louis, his hometown.

He prepared at John Burroughs School and majored in mechanical engineering at Princeton. Jack was a member of Charter and graduated with high honors and election to Phi Beta Kappa.

After graduation he worked for the Atomic Energy Division of DuPont until joining the Navy in 1954. After finishing Officer Candidate School, Jack spent most of his service time as an officer in Hawaii, where he met and married Peggy Ziegler. Upon discharge, he moved back to St. Louis to run his family’s manufacturing business.

Jack served on several boards, including John Burroughs School and Kieffer Paper Mill. He was an avid bird hunter, dog lover, and outdoorsman. As a man of many hobbies, he was a beekeeper, gardener, equestrian, winemaker, adventurer, and builder. Jack enjoyed spending time with his family in their Missouri log cabin and family home in Hawaii.

We extend our sympathies to his children, John Jr., Jill, Margaret, Wendy, Karen, and Gay; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren, who survive him. Peggy died in 2000.