John H. Bauhan ’55

On Jan. 22, 1932, John Bauhan was born to Elizabeth Lathrop Bauhan and Rolf William Bauhan in Princeton. Illustrious forebears include his father, Rolf, a noted architect, and grandfather William Langson Lathrop, a Pennsylvania impressionist landscape painter. John grew up on his family’s farm in Bucks County, Pa.; attended Darrow School in New Lebanon, N.Y.; and majored in geology at Princeton, where he roomed with Bill Ames and John Dufford.

John’s two years in the Army artillery were followed by a long career in mining and quarrying enterprises. After being hired by Luck Stone Corp. in 1972, John retired in 1995 as senior vice president of operations. Active in the National Stone Association, John also served on the board of Goochland Family Services and was a member of the Deep Run Hunt Club.

In his retirement he tutored refugees for Commonwealth Catholic Charities, read history, tended his farm and garden, and enjoyed landscape painting, hunting, fishing, and golf. On June 22, 2014, after a long illness, John died peacefully at his Goochland County farm.

Preceded in death by his brother, William Lathrop Bauhan, John is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 50 years, Mary “Polly” Laughlin Perkins Bauhan; brother Hobart Baker Bauhan; children Hobey, Johnny, and Annie; five granddaughters; and many nieces and nephews. To them all, the class extends sympathy.