John Stewart Vhay ’29

JACK DIED Mar. 22, 1990. He prepared for college at the Deane School. At Princeton he was on the rifle team and was in the University orchestra. He roomed with Cliff Marcus and belonged to Court Club.

He received master's and Ph.D. degrees in geology from Princeton, and his entire professional career was with the U.S. Geological Survey, much of the time as a cobalt economic geologist. He belonged to the Mineralogical Society of America, the Society of Economic Geologists, the American Geophysical Union, and the YellowstoneBeartooth Assn.

Jack's hobbies included fiddling, fishing, and restoration of musical instruments. He was on the board of the Spokane Junior Symphony. He married Marion Soule in 1935, and she survives, together with their children, John S. Jr., Mary Louise, Sarah Frances, and Elizabeth. His brother David '30 is deceased. The Class extends sincere sympathy to Jack's family.

The Class of 1929