John K. Lloyd ’68

The class has lost another stalwart. John died Feb. 13, 2024, at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, N.J., having succumbed to the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, surrounded by family members. 

John came to Princeton from the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J., where he was senior class president, YMCA president, and member of the House Committee. At Princeton, “Brow” majored in religion and ate at Tiger Inn, living there his senior year with Steve Pierce, Spike Herrick, and Will Dickey. He waited tables at Commons and played varsity lacrosse for three years. 

John was in NROTC and after graduating, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He served in Quantico, Va., and Okinawa. After mustering out of the Corps, he received an MBA in health administration from Temple University. Starting as an administrative resident at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, John rose quickly through the ranks. 

In 1982, he was named president of Jersey Shore Medical Center. Over the next decades, he merged JSMC with several other hospitals, ultimately creating Meridian Health, which later merged with Hackensack Medical Center to create Hackensack Meridian Health, from which he retired as CEO shortly after our 50th reunion. Along the way, John earned many professional honors during his illustrious career. In his final years, he enjoyed playing platform tennis, skiing, golf, surfing, fishing from his boat Great Escape, and traveling throughout the world. 

The class extends its deepest sympathies to John’s widow, Maureen; his children, Larson, Trevor, and Dylan; grandchildren Logan, Harley, and Emma Grace; as well as extended family, friends and colleagues.