John Pershing ’47

John Pershing died Dec. 22, 1998, after a long battle with cancer.

He prepared at Deerfield Academy and entered Princeton in July 1943. He roomed with Bill Jackson in 4A Holder, John's father's room. Princeton was interrupted by three Army years in New Guinea and the Philippines. Back on campus, he roomed with Frank Henry, joined Cottage Club, and graduated summa cum laude in 1949. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1953.

For most of his career he worked as a development officer for Chase Manhattan Bank. He and his wife, Pat Warren, raised their five children in Yardley, Pa., with long stints in Saudi Arabia, London, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica.

In 1990, John moved to Orleans, Mass., where he was active in community development work and with the Unitarian Church in establishing a home for recovering alcoholics. Always interested in class affairs, John served on the executive committee (196467) and was class treasurer (198792).

He leaves his children, Megan Nielson, Amy Schwartz, John III, Timothy, and Daniel; his sister Pamela Herrick; his brother Hugh; and eight grandchildren. The class extends its deepest sympathy to the entire family on the loss of a talented classmate and longtime friend.

The Class of 1947