John M.T. Finney III ’46

John Finney died March 18, 2007, at age 85, in Lutherville, Md. The cause of his death was pneumonia.

He was at Princeton for part of 1943 before enlisting in the Marine Corps and fighting in the invasion of Okinawa. In 1952 he went to work with Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maryland, from which he retired in the mid-1990s as executive vice president. He then moved to Atlanta, where he helped formulate an HMO program for the state of Georgia.

During the 1960s, John was very active with the Boy Scouts of America, which earned him many honors. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Surviving are his wife of 64 years, the former Corinna Crawford; two sons, John M.T. Finney IV and William C. Finney; a daughter, Susan F. McNeely; a brother, Alexander M. Finney; a sister, Virginia F. Rose; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-great grandchildren.

John had many Princeton relatives — 13 of record. The class extends its deepest sympathy to all.