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John Norcross Page, Jr.

John Norcross Page, Jr. 85, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away on May 27, 2023 after a brief illness.  He was the son of John Norcross Page and Marguerite Simpson Page.  He was a wonderful husband, father to three sons, and grandfather to seven grandchildren.

John grew up in Montclair, New Jersey and graduated from Colgate University in 1960.  Following his graduation from Colgate he went to Officer Candidate School in the Navy and spent three years in service.  After the Navy, John worked for a number of banks where he specialized in investments. In New York City he worked for the Bank of New York while he went to New York University at night to earn his MBA.  Subsequently, after meeting and marrying his wife Helen May in 1970, they moved to Boston where John worked for the Shawmut Bank during which time he earned the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation.

John and Helen moved to Lancaster, PA (Helen’s home town) where John worked for the Fulton Bank.  After a number of years in Lancaster, John and his family moved to Wilmington, DE where he worked at Wilmington Trust until he retired in 2007.

John loved sports.  He played football and lacrosse in college and loved tennis and squash.  He also enjoyed sailing and hiking.  He did woodworking and was an avid collector of glass as well as antique brass bell weights.

John is survived by his wife of 53 years, Helen, his brother Frederick M. Page (Christine) in Keswick, VA, his sons John Norcross Page III (Jennifer) in Anchorage, AK, Charles Andrews Page (Carie) in San Francisco, CA, and Frederick Simpson Page (Melissa Herrington) in Kirkville, NY, and his grandchildren Benjamin, Elizabeth, Abigail, (children of John and Jennifer), Scarlett, Marguerite, Ingrid, and Anders (children of Charles and Carie).

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Funeral Services

A memorial service will be held on a date still to be determined. Memorial contributions can be made in John’s name to: Winterthur Museum, Attention: Development Office, 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735, or Winterthur Memorial Contributions.

Condolences

    JOHN and DODO NEWLIN writes,
    Dear Helen, If you read this, please get in touch with us as we'd love to see you! John was my best squash pal! For as long as the WRC existed, we played at least once a week year round. I loved playing with John (whether squash or tennis)---he was competitive and tenacious on the court, but he played fair and square---no boasting (well, perhaps a little) when he beat me, and no whioning when I managed to prevail once in a while...always a gentleman in every sense of the word...I loved his story of competing in lacrosse against the famed Jim Brown when Colgate played Syracuse...I can still see it 155 pound John whacking the stick of 230 pound Jim Brown, stealing the ball, and slipping one past the Syracuse net minder (at least that's the way I imagine it). I loved John Page!!! Love to you, Helen, John, Charlie, and Ricky P.
    06/11/2023 10:01 am
    Willa Simpson Hawk writes,
    Our father, George Frederick Simpson, his wife Helen, plus we three children visited John's parent's house every Thanksgiving for a sumptuous meal. John was several years older than me and my siblings. He was usually engaged in a football game or another pursuit, so we only got a small snapshot of his personality. Our family reciprocated the Pages hospitality by hosting them at Easter time. The Page children were always hyped up to be coming to the Jersey shore in the town of Seabright. Usually, the weather was too cold to really enjoy the beach. I remember a time when John was in our town, Rumson, and he kindly played a little basketball we me in our backyard. John seemed like a person on the go, and I see from his biography that he had a full life. Condolences to his family and friends. I can see he will be missed.
    06/17/2023 06:49 pm
    Page writes,
    Hello Helen, I just came across this. I am so sorry to hear Uncle John passed away. Thank you both for being so sweet in my teenage years. Much love to you and the boys and entire family. What a wonderful life full of family. Page
    07/02/2023 08:49 pm

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