John McVickar Robinson ’57

We recently received word that John died Nov. 21, 2021, in San Mateo, Calif.

He came to Princeton from the Holderness School in New Hampshire and was the nephew of John Haight Jr. ’40. John held numerous jobs to help pay for college, including stints as freshman newsboy, sophomore truck driver, and upper-class manager of the Stationery Agency. He ran on the freshman cross country team, majored in history, and joined Campus Club, where he participated in intramural sports and bridge. He was also a member of the Canterbury Club, the Chapel Choir, the Glee Club, and the Undergraduate Council. Senior year he roomed with Jerry Mulder and Don Stake.

Just after graduation, John married P. Elizabeth “Betsy” Weymouth, a nurse from Boston, and they enjoyed more than 64 years of marriage. They had four children, Elizabeth “Bambi,” Phyllis “Pickle,” John II “Rob,” and Mike. Employed for 20 years in advertising and management at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, John moved to R.J. Reynolds (Tobacco) Industries in North Carolina with his family in 1977. After Reynolds acquired Del Monte Foods, John again moved with his family to the San Francisco area.

He enjoyed singing with various choral groups and managed to run four miles daily. He and his family also enjoyed hiking in the North Carolina and California forests and mountains.

John is survived by his wife, Betsy; and their four children and families.