John Ormond Jr. ’42

John died May 24, 2017.

He was born April 10, 1919, in East Orange, N.J., and followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, both of whom went to Princeton.

John was a first lieutenant in the Marines during World War II, flying more than 900 missions in the South Pacific. He returned to Princeton after the war and graduated in 1947 with a degree in engineering. He married Jeanne Marie Zieske in 1947 and they settled in California. John adopted his wife’s son, Joseph, and they had four children of their own, Judith, John, Jerry, and Javealin. John’s business life involved a time as a crop duster, a period building tanks and water towers, and work as a sales engineer at General Conveyor. He retired in 1984.

John was divorced in the early ’60s and married Frances Neuman in 1984. They lived in Cambria, Calif., and at one time John was the honorary mayor of Cambria. He was also an active singer in barbershop chorales.

John is survived by four of his five children, Joseph, Judith, John K. IV, and Jerry; his grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.