John Reed Welsh ’36

A resident of Sedona, Ariz., Jack Welsh died Mar. 2, 2000, after a brief illness. He prepared at Loomis School, and while at Princeton he majored in engineering and was a member of Tower Club. Soon after graduation Jack joined American Brake Shoe Co. and retired after 32 years of service.

Jack will be remembered in many ways - as the gentle man and loving husband of Elizabeth for 45 years; the father of Gary, who called him "Pop"; the customer of the drive-in bank teller who affectionately called him "Grumpy"; the best friend of a man who called him "Action Jackson"; the man who explored the Southwest with good friends in their RVs; and the man with the warm brown eyes that had failed him, but endeared him to his bridge partners.

As a young man Jack was an avid skier following the snows of upstate New York, a scratch golfer who was narrowly defeated by Ben Hogan in a regional tournament, a cross-country pilot in the days of Lindbergh, and a Navy lieutenant during WWII.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, son Gary, daughter-in-law Carol Welsh, and two grandchildren, Geoffrey and Kira.

The Class of 1936