John Glasson Areson ’40

Jack died Oct. 21, 2003, after surviving a stroke two years earlier.

He was born and raised in Montclair, N.J., and attended Montclair State College HS before moving on to the Northwood School in Lake Placid, graduating in 1936.

At Princeton, Jack majored in history and was a member of Key and Seal Club. After Princeton he earned a master's in history at Penn.

He then interrupted his teaching career for three and a half years to join the Army. After being discharged, he returned to the Montclair area to pursue his interests in books, music, history, and "collecting." When he retired from teaching, he opened a store in Montclair called Yesterday's Books and Records.

Jack was predeceased by his wife, Mary McIntyr Areson. He is survived by his cousins, Theodore Nevins Jr. '40 and Nancy Nevins D'Anjou, and four nieces and nephews.

The Class of 1940