John J. Byrne ’37

Jack died April 15, 2004, in Marion, Mass.

He came to Princeton from Bayley High School in Morristown, N.J., majored in biology, received group honors, and graduated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa and with high honors. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1941. He spent three years as an intern and resident at Boston City Hospital and teaching at Brown and Boston universities. His military medical career included serving as chief of neurosurgery in Galesburg, Ill., with the rank of captain.

After years of teaching and practicing general surgery, Jack limited his practice to hand surgery. He proudly served on the boards of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the residency review committee.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marion; daughter Leslie Byrne; son John J. Jr.; and three grandchildren. Donations in his memory may be made to the Boston Medical Library Administration. We will miss this man who led a useful, giving life.

The Class of 1937