John R. Hardin Jr. ’49

John Hardin died June 5, 2013, at his home in Chester, N.J., after a long illness. He was 85.

Born in Newark, N.J., John attended Newark Academy and St. Mark’s School, and served in the Navy during World War II.

John spent a brief time at Princeton. He later became an insurance broker in Newark and then an entrepreneur with a company in Chester known as Hardin R&D that engaged in engineering high-rise storage systems.

He was president of the board of trustees of Winchester Gardens in Maplewood, N.J.

There was a Princeton gene. John’s cousins included Willam D. Hardin ’48, Richard D. Hardin ’47, and Robert D. Hardin ’55.

John is survived by his wife, Stephanie Pfeifer Hardin; children John, James, and Pamela; and two grandchildren, James and Kailey. We extend to them our condolences as well as our regret that we did not get to know him better.