John R. Brooks ’40

J. B. died from complications from heart surgery on Dec. 20, 2001, at the U. of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester.

J. B. prepared at Hackley School and Choate School. At Princeton, he majored in modern languages, was a contributor to Tiger and Lit, and was a member of Tower Club.

During WWII J. B. served in Great Britain and Germany as a 1st lieutenant in the Air Force, earning the Presidential Unit Citation. His postwar career began with the US Foreign Service as vice consul in Germany and Italy.

Later he managed a consulting firm in NYC, dealing with federal and corporate entities on images and effectiveness of foreign operations. His interests were mountain climbing, swimming, sailing, opera, and the Lake Champlain Committee, a New York conservation group.

J. B. is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Gilman Curtis, two children, John W. and Lila C. Brooks, and a brother, William. To them his classmates extend their sincere condolences.

The Class of 1940