John Robert Kennedy ’51

Bob died of heart failure Jan. 17, 1997, in Oklahoma City. He prepped at Culver Military Academy and served three years in the Army before entering Princeton in 1947.

He majored in economics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; he was a member of the Nassau Sovereign staff, the Free Enterprise Society, the Pre Law Society, Whig-Clio, and Cannon Club. He roomed with John David, Elmer Squier, Graham White, and John Barry '47.

Bob received an MBA from Harvard Business School and was named a George F. Baker Scholar. His business career was spent in the oil and gas business. He worked for Gulf Oil, Carter Oil, Eason Oil, and Aven Gas & Oil. In 1977 he founded Silver Star Corp. and was active in it until his death. Bob was a member of the American Assn. of Petroleum Geologists and the American Assn. of Petroleum Landmen.

Bob's wife, Jane, writes, "Bob was not a very active member of the alumni but did think fondly of his years at Princeton." Bob is also survived by daughters Ann and Bridig, sons John and Michael, stepchildren John, David, and Lynn, and eight grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to all of them.

The Class of 1951