John died in Seattle on Apr. 5, 2002, of a bacterial infection that led to a heart attack.
An Illinois native, John learned about the arts from his mother, who introduced him to architecture through the building of the family home, now the Hauberg Civic Center, and from his father, a philanthropist and avid collector of Indian art. John carried on both traditions through a life of extraordinary generosity to art, musical, and educational institutions in Washington state.
He married Seattle native Anne Gould in 1941. After serving four years in the infantry during WWII, he moved his family to Seattle, where he earned a BS in forestry from the U. of Washington. He was president of Pacific Denkmann Co. and Pilchuck Tree Farm and for 38 years a director of Weyerhauser. In 1971 he and Anne founded Pilchuck Glass School, now an international center for glass art. He served as president of the Seattle Symphony and the Seattle Art Museum, to which he gave more than 200 pieces of Northwest Indian coastal art.
We offer our sincere sympathy to his second wife, Ann Homer Brinkley; his daughters, Fay Page and Sue Hauberg; two grandchildren; and his stepchildren and step-grandchildren.
The Class of 1939