John W. Linkhauer ’56

John died Aug. 14, 2002, in McKeesport, Pa. A retired attorney, he practiced in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and DC, specializing in patent law. A former employee of US Steel, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, and BASF Wyandotte, he was in private practice with the late Tom Murray.

He was a member of St. Pius V Church in McKeesport and former member of Mount Lebanon Council of Knights of Columbus. Valedictorian of his Mount Lebanon HS class, he received his degree at Princeton in chemical engineering and then graduated from Duquesne U. Law School.

At Princeton, he was a member of Terrace Club and had a particular interest in playing bridge. Even as an undergraduate, he intended to become a patent lawyer.

In our 25th-reunion yearbook, he wrote of the blessing of having two sons, George and James. His wife, Winifred Kelly, died in 1970, and in 1972, John married Donna Considine.

In addition to his two sons, he is survived by two grandchildren, and by his sisters Katherine Sepan and Sister Vivien of the Sisters of Charity. The class extends its deepest sympathy to all his family.

The Class of 1956