John P. Wendell ’40 *47

Jack, a longtime resident of Warren, Pa., died unexpectedly Feb. 14, 2004, from complications after surgery.

He prepared at the Hill School in Pottstown, and followed his brother, James '39, to Princeton. He graduated summa cum laude in English and humanities, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received the Class of 1859 Prize. He was the champion of the varsity tennis team, and a member of the Junior Davis Cup squad and Gateway Club.

During WWII, Jack served as a lieutenant on a destroyer escort in the Atlantic. He returned to Princeton to earn a PhD in English and became an instructor in English.

In 1948 he was called to join the business of his wife's family, United Refining Co. As executive vice president, Jack and his wife's brother took the business public and grew it into a Fortune 500 company.

He was involved in many philanthropic endeavors, and for 53 years was a member of the Warren Shakespeare Club.

Jack was devoted to his wife of 60 years, the former Marian Logan, who preceded him in death by seven months. To his surviving family, sons John Jr. and Stephen, daughter Julia A. Wendell, brothers James and Harlan, and three grandchildren, his classmates extend their heartfelt condolences.

The Class of 1940