John T.H. Johnson ’44

Jerry died April 3, 2017, in Baltimore, Md.

He prepared for Princeton at Gilman and Kent schools. At Princeton he majored in biology, played varsity lacrosse, was in Colonial Club, and roomed with George Chester. In February 1943 he went to Johns Hopkins Medical School, and he became a captain in the Army with a surgical specialty.

Jerry married Eleanor Boyd in 1946, and they had three children. He became chief of orthopedic surgery at several hospitals, and consulted for hospitals in England and Africa. He and his wife were active in garden and nature groups in Baltimore and on Sanibel Island, Fla.

Jerry loved Princeton and attended seven major reunions. His father was a member of the Class of 1912, and there were six other Princeton relatives of that period.

After Ellie died, he married Patricia Dixon. They traveled extensively and were bird watchers and nature lovers. He retired in 1990 and lived near Baltimore.

He was predeceased by Patricia. Jerry is survived by children Polly Bayrd, Bill Johnson, and Anne Befort; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two step-great-granddaughters. Another great-granddaughter is expected in June.