John Van Henry Dyke ’34

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JACK VAN DYKE, a leading businessman in his native Milwaukee and an internationally known yachtsman, died May 7, 1991, of cancer. He had been chairman of Condev Corp., president of Mineral Mining Co., and a longtime director of Northwestern Natl. Insurance Co. in sailing he won the North American Star Class championship in 1954 and subsequently campaigned successfully in various other onedesign boats. In 1988, as he wrote a friend, "I opted for a more relaxed summer in a cruisingtype boat, after some 60 years of racing small sailboats around buoys (and loving it)." Until recently he also enjoyed bird shooting, salmon fishing, rowing a single shell, and ice boating.

Jack is survived by his wife of 54 years, Nancy (Nannie) Post van Dyke (Pine Manor'36); a son, John C. 11; two daughters, Patricia (Mrs. Robert) Gardner and Barbara (Mrs. Henrik) Moe; 12 grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. To them all we offer our sincere sympathies

The Class of 1934

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