John Stuart Morrow ’42

Stuart died May 17, 2005, three weeks after his 84th birthday, in Sewickley, Pa.

He prepared at Shadyside Academy, where he was a member of various musical organizations. At Princeton Stuart majored in music, won numerals in JV soccer, and was a member of Elm Club.

Stuart entered the Navy in 1942 as an aviation cadet immediately following graduation.

During World War II, as a lieutenant junior grade, he flew PBYs, PB4Y2s, and PB4Y4s in the Pacific theater, and was awarded the Navy Air Medal for action against Japanese shipping while flying out of Okinawa. He also flew missions from Guam and Tinian.

Following the war, Stuart earned a business degree from the University of Pittsburgh and went to work for Joy Manufacturing. In 1965, he joined H.K. Porter Co., serving as president until his retirement 13 years later.

He was predeceased by his lovely wife, Helen Bullitt. He is survived by his sons John Stuart Jr. and Christian Bullitt, and four grandchildren, to whom the class extends its most sincere condolences.

The Class of 1942