John Jay Hall ’52

Following successful bypass surgery, John Hall died in the hospital from a severe bacterial infection on May 23, 2001. John had requested that his ashes be scattered at the blue-fishing grounds in the Atlantic.

A graduate of Lawrenceville, John majored in physics at Princeton, and joined Tower Club. He withdrew and went to Paris to study sculpture; he mounted a successful show, married Ann Fabre, and the family returned to New York in 1954. John transferred to Columbia, where he received his PhD in physics in 1963. He spent his professional life with IBM, where he received several outstanding Invention and Contribution Awards.

John's love of fishing drew him back to the sea. He fished out of Sheepshead Bay for years, and helped lead the struggle to retain its character as a haven for boating and fishing. With Vivian Britt, his life-partner of 32 years, he built a 40-foot hull into a working boat. In addition to sculpture, he also developed a profound knowledge of music.

John is survived by Vivian and his children, John, Maura, and Benjamin. The class extends them our deep condolences.

The Class of 1952