John P. Fenlon ’55

John Fenlon was born Feb. 15, 1934, in Bayshore, N.Y., and died of a massive heart attack April 30, 2012, in Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

At Princeton, John played varsity basketball, joined Cannon, and roomed with Jeremy Johnson and William Hendricks. After service as an ensign on the USS Cotton, John began a 30-year-career with Worthington Pump Corp. He was selected as a representative to the Hydraulic Institute and served as president in 1987. John earned an M.B.A. from Columbia in 1962. After leaving Worthington, John became founder and CEO of Business Consulting Group and an adjunct professor of marketing and management at Stockton College of New Jersey.

A loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather, John — while he enjoyed playing golf and traveling — treasured above all his time with his wife of 19 years, Jean; and his children, Bradford and wife Lisa, Brian, and Deirdre; stepson Gregory Babowal and wife Holly; and grandchildren Jake and Alexandra Fenlon, and Kaylie, Grace, and Addison Babowal. John also is survived by his siblings, Ellen Nidds, Martin Fenlon, and Ann Fenlon, and many nieces and nephews. He will be sorely missed.