John Jeffrey Davis ’52

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After graduating from Columbus Academy and coming to Princeton, Jeff joined Tower and roomed with Dave Carruthers.

He left in junior year, transferred to Ohio State, and graduated there in 1953.

Jeff had a long, successful career in life insurance. He sold a million-dollar policy on a horse, Citation, that won the Triple Crown. He was president of the Young Businessmen’s Club in Columbus. Later he retired to Boynton Beach, Fla., where he died Oct. 5, 2023.

The class offers condolences to Jeff’s children.

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