John W. Cnossen ’51

John W. Cnossen ’51, of Uxbridge and Douglas, Mass.; Oct. 19. He served three years as an officer and six years as a Reserve officer in the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of captain and commanding a field artillery battery during the Korean War. He spent several years as a mechanical and electrical engineer in the aircraft industry in California and Connecticut before returning to Uxbridge as a local businessman and teacher of physics and math at Uxbridge High School from 1970 to 1986. In addition, he, along with his wife and sons, owned and operated Glen Acres restaurant and the Quaker Motor Lodge for many years. An avid lover of flying, he owned his first airplane at the age of 15 and enjoyed taking his family and friends flying. He was a former president at Douglas Camp Meeting and distributed Bibles with the Gideons International around the world. He is survived by four sons and their spouses, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.