John R. Colver ’45

Jack died Feb. 2, 2014.

He entered Princeton from Tenafly (N.J.) High School, following in the footsteps of his father, Frederic 1910, and joined Campus Club. Jack’s Princeton career was interrupted by service with the Army Signal Intelligence Service, where he did cryptoanalysis in London, Munich, and Nuremberg. Jack returned to Princeton to marry Phyllis Moon and receive a degree in modern languages. Soon after, he earned a master’s degree in German literature from Columbia.

Given his wartime service, it is hardly surprising that his career was spent in the National Security Agency, with the high point being a three-year assignment in Paris. Jack and Phyllis moved to Vero Beach, Fla., and then relocated to Chapel Hill, N.C., some years later. At the time of our 50th reunion, he was still married to Phyllis, but she died soon after and he married Dorothy Clarke.

Jack is survived by Dorothy, his sons Stephen and Brandon, and four grandchildren. The class sends sympathy to them all.