John Richard Kenyon ’50

JACK KENYON died Dec. 20, 1992, of cancer in St. Petersburg, Fla., at the age of 70. A retired army lieutenant colonel who fought in WWII and the Korean War, and who also served two tours in Vietnam, he was buried in Arlington Natl. Cemetery with an honor guard and a flagdraped casket.

Jack saw action as a corporal in the cavalry from 1943 to 1946, when he joined our class at Princeton. He majored in mechanical engineering, and was a Cannon Club member. His widow reported finding several Intramural Athletic Assn. medals for success in interclub baseball, pocket billiards, and the 1950 interclub championship track team.

After his Apr. 1970 retirement from army military intelligence, Jack taught at a military school in Missouri and later at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg. He also worked for the city of Ft. Myers in Florida.

He is survived by widow Alice; sons Robert and Richard; daughters Karen, Sharon, Sherri, and Virginia; nine grandchildren; and sister Hope. Brothers Richard '29 and David '35 predeceased him. To his family and friends the class extends sympathy.

The Class of 1950