John Peter Staman Jr. ’42

Jack, of Rackliff Island, Spruce Head, Maine, died from a heart attack April 10, 2006.

He graduated from William Penn Charter School, where he was president of the senior class and captain of the track team. At Princeton he majored in modern languages and literature and graduated with high honors. He earned letters in varsity track and 150-pound football. He was a member of the Varsity Club.

Having received his second-lieutenant commission from ROTC, he entered active duty after graduation. He was assigned to the 100th Infantry Division but then transferred to the 762 Field Artillery Battalion and saw action in Germany. He received a Bronze Star and separated as a major.

Most of his business career was with Thompson Mahogany Co. A talented executive, early on he managed three veneer mills in Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia. He rapidly rose to president and retired in 1985.

Jack married Margery Adams in 1943 and they had six daughters. Margery died at a young age. Subsequently Jack married Jane Odgers in 1969. Upon retirement, Jack and Jane moved to Rackliff Island near classmates George McAdams and Bill Munger.

To Jane; surviving daughters Ann, Mimi, Sara, Kate, and Polly; and Jack's five grandchildren, the class extends deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1942