JOHN A.H. BRISCOE ’59

JOHN A.H. BRISCOE, 76, the former director of development for the National Council of Churches and for Common Cause, died Dec. 8, 2013. A member of Eclectic, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in history. He received a master’s degree from Harvard University and also studied at MIT. During his career in public service, he was a Peace Corps volunteer, a teacher in Kenya, assistant to the president of Bryn Mawr College, and political candidate. He launched PennServe, a public service initiative in Pennsylvania, and he was also active in environmental causes. His wife, Kate Williams, survives, as do four children, four grandchildren, and his brother.