Jon D. Raggett ’66 *71

Jon died Sept. 26, 2015, after a short illness.

A lifelong resident of Carmel, Calif., Jon came to Princeton from Carmel High School, where he ran track and was president of the senior class. At Princeton, he majored in civil engineering and was a member of Tower and the Yacht Club.

Jon may have held the class record for number of academic degrees. Aside from his bachelor’s degree from Princeton, he earned a master’s degree at Stanford and two more degrees at Princeton: a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in civil and geological engineering — and was awarded all of them by 1971.

Jon had an illustrious career in engineering. He also created Schools3, a nonprofit organization dedicated to school construction in developing countries. To date, it has built 71 schools in Africa, Honduras, and India. He was also active in community and educational organizations, including the advisory committee to Princeton’s Department of Civil Engineering.

Jon designed and built furniture, and constructed musical instruments. He loved to build boats, a reflection of his lifelong love of being on the water.

Jon leaves his wife, Tory; sons Mark and George; and four grandchildren. The class extends its condolences to all of them.