John Skeel ’52
Jack came from Chagrin Falls (Ohio) High School, where he was a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame, class president, and captain of the football team. At Princeton he was a regional scholarship winner, played football, and joined Whig-Clio. During sophomore year, he got married and left us. He graduated cum laude from Case Western Reserve University in 1959 and built a career in sales and management at the Clevite Corp., the Olen Corp., and then at Operational Services Inc., his entrepreneurial-investment firm.
Jack died July 3, 2016, in his hometown of Chagrin Falls, leaving his wife, Beth, and two daughters. The class sends them condolences.
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