John R. Tuttle Jr. ’44

Jack Tuttle died May 21, 2010, in St. Augustine, Fla., following a stroke and the effects of Parkinson’s disease. He was 87.

Coming to Princeton from Andover, he roomed with Sayre Rodman, majored in chemical engineering, and was a member the Princeton Senate and Key and Seal Club. Upon graduating in 1943, he went to work for Standard Oil Development and in early 1944 entered the Navy submarine service, serving in the South Pacific as a lieutenant junior grade. In 1946, Jack resumed work with Standard Oil for the next 30 years winding up in the company’s corporate offices in New York.

During those years he traveled worldwide negotiating prices for lubricating oil. In 1953 he spent many months in Japan helping the Japanese repair refineries and build new ones.

His sister, Martha Tuttle Shannon, reported that he loved New York City and Princeton. Jack’s estate left a generous gift to the University.  

He is survived by his sister, two nephews, a niece, and a grand-nephew. Our respects go to them all.