John J. Nachtrieb, "Nox" to us of '53, died in an automobile accident in Morocco on Sept. 11 1996. He is survived by his wife, Claudine, his brother, Harold C. Nachtrieb, his three children, Harold, Kate, and Lucy, two grandchildren, and friends, whose name is legion.
John came to Princeton from Berkeley H.S. in Berkeley, Calif. He majored in English, played in the marching band, rowed freshman crew, and appeared in a Theatre Intime production. He was chairman of the junior advisory board of the 1952 BricaBrac and chairman of the 1953 Nassau Herald. He was a member of the senior class council, a member of the Orange Key's schools and scholarships committee, and a member of Cottage Club.
John's business career took him first to Gorton's of Gloucester, then to the Dole Pineapple Co., and finally into banking, where he became president of the Bank of America Travelers Check Corp. His marketing expertise was credited with building the bank's travelers check business into the industry's second largest. After his resignation from the bank, he participated in several business ventures in California and Morocco. A devoted San Franciscan, he was Grove Captain and, for some 35 years, a preeminent member of his beloved Bohemian Club. A service honoring his memory was held at the Bohemian Club Oct. 1, 1996.
The Class of 1953