John “Jack” L. Steele Jr. ’63

John “Jack” L. Steele Jr. ’63 died on August 24, 2024, after complications from a fall. He was from Natick, Massachusetts, and graduated from Karlsruhe American High School in Germany, where he was class president and participated in yearbook and dramatics. At Dartmouth Jack majored in geography. He was a brother and treasurer of Alpha Theta and was in the U.S. Navy ROTC all four years. He then joined the Navy in Norfolk, Virginia, aboard a cargo ship of the Atlantic fleet. But the Navy had other plans for Jack, sending him to language school and then to U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, in Saigon, where he served during the Vietnam War. After the war Jack obtained his J.D. at Suffolk University in Boston before joining General Radio Co. (later Genrad) in West Concord, Massachusetts, where he worked for 18 years as in-house counsel. Jack then stepped out on his own and, with others, founded MRS Technology, which manufactured photolithographic cameras. Jack was an active skier, sailor, and fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Carole, and three children.


Portfolio

Book cover Original Sin with photo of hands over face
Alumni Books
New titles from Dartmouth writers (July/August 2025)
Woman posing with art sculpture
Inspiration in the Adirondacks
Artist Catherine Ross Haskins ’94 transforms an old grain mill into a vibrant arts hub.
Comeback Story

Alumni first returned to campus for official reunions in 1855.

Illustration of woman in movie theater eating popcorn
Katie Silberman ’09
A screenwriter on storytelling in Hollywood

Recent Issues

July-August 2025

July-August 2025

May-June 2025

May-June 2025

March-April 2025

March-April 2025

January-February 2025

January-February 2025

November-December 2024

November-December 2024

September-October 2024

September-October 2024