John O. Dozier ’44

Jack died Dec. 25, 2002, of bone cancer in St. Louis, his lifetime home. After St. Mark's school, at Princeton he majored in psychology and was a member of Cottage Club. His roommates were Jackson Johnson, Bob Kean, Henry Patterson, Tom Wellington, George Chester, and Jim Cobbs. He graduated in 1943, was commissioned in the Army, and was discharged as a first lieutenant.

He married Polly McMahon, who died in 1971. He joined Columbia Motor Service in St. Louis, rising to become its president. He purchased Oberjuenge Rubber Distributing Co., carrying Goodyear and Worthington products, and retired in 1989.

Jack was active in the St. Louis Princeton Club. He had a passion for tennis, which he had to give up for golf after a knee problem. He had an interest in conservative causes, including Barry Goldwater's candidacy and the Leadership Institute of Arlington, Va.

Jack's second wife, Catherine, also predeceased him. He is survived by his third wife, Marjorie; his children Evelyn, John Jr., Lisa, Rosemarie, and Catherine; and his daughter-in-law, Margaret '81; to them all, his classmates extend their sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1944