Oppenhimer, John Sergeant (Lt. Col. (Ret.) US Army)
of Richmond, Virginia, born November 17, 1919, died June 3, 2010, in Wayland, MA, the husband for 51 years of the late Elizabeth Cushman Oppenhimer. He was the last of the eight children of St. Julian and Ellen Wise Mayo Oppenhimer, born at 1029 W. Grace Street, Richmond, and descendant of the former governor of Virginia, Henry Alexander Wise.
He served as an artillery officer during WWII in the North African and European theatres, from Tripoli to Anzio, then Strasburg. He also served for the duration in Korea, and as a military adviser beginning in 1963 in Thailand. In the interim, he participated in the development and initial testing of the first atomic cannon. Once retired, he founded John S. Oppenhimer Associates, a technical advertising and public relations firm in Francestown, New Hampshire.
He is survived by his children Ellen Harder and her husband Edward Bloom of Wayland; Elizabeth Hutcheson of Richmond; and John Sergeant Oppenhimer Jr. and his wife Grace of Westport, CT. Mr. Oppenhimer was the grandfather of John Hutcheson and his wife Kim Walker of Carlisle, PA; Nicholas Harder and his wife Amber of North Hampton, MA; Ellen Getz and her husband Geoff, Daisy Powers and her husband Shaun, all of Wayland; Catherine Oppenhimer of Brooklyn, NY and John S. Oppenhimer III of Westport. He was great grandfather of Grayson, Elizabeth, Ellen, Sarah, Ivan, Sawyer and Campbell. John is also survived by his many nieces and nephews, and his long time friend Faye Kilpatrick (Mrs. Robert D.) of Richmond. Funeral services will be private, with full military honors, at Arlington National Cemetery