John Jacob Seidel ’46

John’s career was in our country’s Foreign Service, which gave him, wife Annette, and ultimately their three children what he called “delightful” experiences in Cairo, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Beirut, Tehran, and Paris. Following his retirement in 1985, they lived on a 17-acre farm at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, 50 miles west of Washington, D.C. “Our neighbors, all of whom live in old stone homes,” John wrote in our 50th Reunion yearbook, “have been kindly tolerant of our contemporary deck house in their midst.”

Until his death May 3, 2015, John served on the board and executive committee of Oatlands Plantation, a nearby National Trust property. His survivors included his wife, sons John and Charlie, and daughter Annie. To all, the Class of 1946 sends gratitude for the life of this dedicated public servant.