John H. Sorenson ’55

John drowned Aug. 8, 1995, while fly-fishing in Maine with his son, Mark. He was born in Wisconsin and came to Princeton from the Milwaukee Univ. School. He pursued the special program in international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School. He then earned a master of divinity from Union Theological Seminary and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. He earned master degrees in social work and theology and a doctorate from Princeton Seminary.

John was especially interested in relating the Gospel to contemporary problems. He served as an Army chaplain, worked with prisoner rehabilitation and community health programs, and served on the clergy staff of a church in Plainfield, N.J. But his primary ministry, a source of great satisfaction and enthusiasm for 18 years, was teaching biomedical ethics in the humanities program he started at the Medical College of Pennsylvania.

After several years as pastor of a church in Ohio, John and Pat retired to Church Hill, Md. They enjoyed boating and fishing on the Chester River and restoring their house. In addition to Pat, John is survived by his children, Mary and Mark; his sister, Helen Long; his stepdaughters, Deborah and Pam Karner, and two grandchildren. To all of them, the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1955