John W. Arata Jr. ’63

John W. Arata Jr. ’63, of Marblehead, Mass.; Feb. 5. After receiving his law degree from Boston University, he served as a legislative attorney for the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, D.C., and was appointed to the Massport Board of Directors in 1983. He practiced law in Boston for more than 30 years, primarily as an environmental attorney, and was a founding partner at Perkins, Smith, Arata & Howard. In 1997 he moved to D.C. to become president of a specialized environmental risk management consulting firm at Howrey & Simon. He then directed national business development at AIG Environmental. In recent years he was the founder and president of Carbon Finance Strategies, LLC, and enjoyed being a developer of large solar installations. At Brown he was a member of the varsity football team and the club lacrosse team. He enjoyed jazz music, history, and his Sicilian heritage. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two sons; two daughters-in-law; and three grandsons.