John H. Collins III ’55

John died April 8, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., after a successful advertising career.

Before Princeton, he graduated from Rocky River (Ohio) High School, where he played basketball, baseball, and football and participated in student government. At Princeton, he joined Cannon Club and the Cleveland Club. He played freshman basketball and two years of varsity basketball. He was also active in IAA football, golf, and basketball. John majored in economics but later said he found it “a bloody bore” and wished he had majored in English. His senior-year roommates were Bob Schofield and Paul Wythes. After Princeton, John served as a lieutenant in the Army, then graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

John had a long career in advertising and lived for many years in New York City. Following retirement in 2005, he and his wife Francine moved to North Palm Beach, Fla. Francine died in 2021.