John Dodge Haynes ’59
John Dodge Haynes ’59 passed away on February 21, 2007, in Ridgeville, South Carolina. We will remember John as radio station WDCR’s chief announcer in our sophomore and junior years. John also participated in crew, the Dartmouth Outing Club and Bait & Bullet. After Dartmouth John earned a master’s in communications from Boston University. He joined the Marine Corps and flew jets, helicopters and transports during his 25-year career. His last posting before retirement was head of public affairs for the Marine Airwing covering all East Coast stations. He retired in 1982 and founded Geodata Consultants, a firm that provides geographic data to clients around the world. Geodata is now operated by his son John Jr. John also is survived by daughters Linda and Diane. From 1980 to 1992 John assumed the role of military spouse and followed his wife, Janice, who was a Navy nurse, until her retirement from the Navy in 1992. From 1985 to 1990 they lived in Puerto Rico until Janice was reassigned to Charleston, South Carolina, where she still resides. Janice and John met on a blind date at the Cherry Hill Air Station. John’s soft spot was in rescuing many stray and abandoned dogs. He had 11 canine friends at home.
