John J. Nagorniak ’66

The Class suffered a blow Sept. 7, 2012, when we lost John Nagorniak after a long illness.

A Buffalo native, John graduated from the Nichols School. At Princeton he majored in mathematics and belonged to Dial Lodge. He was a member of the Bridge Club and manager of the Student Room Agency.

After graduation John moved to Boston and entered the John Hancock Insurance actuarial-training program. Two years later he enrolled in the Sloan School of Management at MIT. After receiving his M.B.A., he returned to Hancock to work in financial analysis and stock-market strategies. From there he moved to State Street Bank, serving as senior vice president and chief investment officer, and then to Franklin Portfolio Associates, where he was CEO and later chairman of the board.

Ever loyal to Princeton and our class, John was for many years a mainstay of Annual Giving, serving a term as national chairman. He also served as president of the Princeton Alumni Association of New England and for many years as our class treasurer.

John is survived by his wife, the former Jill Hampton; son Peter; daughter Joy ’97; and two grandchildren. The class extends heartfelt sympathy to them all.