John M. Stone III ’86

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John Stone, of Old Greenwich, Conn., died on Mar. 26 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Born in St. Charles, Ill., he came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy.

While at Princeton, he majored in English and was a member of the Ivy Club and water polo team. After graduation, he worked in the advertising and marketing field in the NYC area. Most recently, he was a strategic planner for the Dukane Corporation.

While living in Old Greenwich, he was a member of the Old Greenwich Yacht Club and was a volunteer at "Kids in Crisis."

He is survived by his mother, Hays, his father, Jack '50; two half-sisters, Jean Stone and Lee Nelson, two stepsisters, Shannon Bergman and Tamra Stone, and a niece and a nephew, Ansley and Sam Nelson.

Contributions may be made to the Sexual Assault Crisis Center, 666 Glenbrook Road, Suite 1D, Stamford, CT 06906, or to the Nature Conservancy, 4245 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203.

To John's friends and family, the class extends its deepest sympathies.

The Class of 1986

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