John K. Lilly ’48

Jack died July 5, 2015, in his native St. Louis at age 87.

He attended St. Louis Country Day School, and earned a degree in chemical engineering at Princeton. Jack worked in sales, marketing, and international-management at Monsanto, then joined the consulting firm of Arthur D. Little. Next he was assistant to the president of McGean Chemical Co. in Cleveland, and then worked with Exxon Chemical Co. doing contract negotiations and sales. After that, Jack returned to Monsanto to become a widely traveled international sales director. In 1976, he became a financial-planning consultant and investment adviser.

Jack was very active in alumni affairs. He served on the board of the Princeton Club in St. Louis, organized a mini-reunion there for our class, and was on schools committees in St. Louis and Cleveland.

His brother, Douglas ’52, and son, John ’75, survive him. Jack also is survived by his wife, Sally; daughters Kim Wyllie, Margaret Buck, and Sarah Hoerr; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.