1926
John
2015
John Robertshaw, Jr
July 28, 1926 — September 12, 2015
John "Jack" A. Robertshaw Jr., 89, of Greensburg, passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at his Ligonier home, surrounded by his family and caregivers.
Born July 28, 1926, in Greensburg, the son of the late John A. and Emma Ryan Robertshaw, Jack graduated from the Lawrenceville School and Yale University and also served in the Navy.
A businessman and philanthropist, Jack was a lifelong advocate for Greensburg and its surrounds. After leaving Robertshaw Control Co. as vice president of International Sales, he and the late John D. Reese partnered to buy Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Kecksburg, which grew into Laurel Group Limited, of which Jack was the chairman. At the same time, he was the chairman of the Board of Laurel Vending, Inc.
Among the many boards and committees on which Jack served are the Westmoreland County Community College Foundation, the Westmoreland Trust, Excela Health, the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art and the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg. Jack was a member of both Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg and Holy Trinity church in Ligonier. He was honored to be a member of the Order of Malta as well as the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Jack's philanthropic footprint will live for decades to come. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends and will always be remembered by his generosity, his great sense of humor and his dancing feet.
In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his sister, Emma Hope.
He is survived by his loving wife, Anne Boulin Robertshaw, with whom he would have celebrated their 65th anniversary this year. He is survived by two brothers, William Robertshaw, of Arizona, and Frederick O. Robertshaw and his wife, Niki, of Paradise Valley, Ariz.; and a sister-in-law, Marie Claude Solvay, of La Hulpe, Belgium. Jack is also survived by five children, John A. Robertshaw III, of New York City, Marc B. Robertshaw and his wife, Colleen, of Rector, Christopher F. Robertshaw, of Greensburg, Lisa Moeller and her husband, Arthur, of New Florence, and Natalie Kelley and her husband, Brendan, of Pittsburgh; and eight grandchildren, Lauren, Lesley, Charlotte and Katherine Robertshaw, Arthur and Douglas Moeller, and Caroline and Margot Kelley. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the KEPPLE-GRAFT FUNERAL HOME INC., 524 N. Main St., Greensburg. A funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg. (Those attending the funeral Mass are asked to go directly to the church.) Private interment will follow in the Greensburg Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., or Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, 300 N. Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601. To share a message of condolence, please visit www.kepplegraft.com.
Born July 28, 1926, in Greensburg, the son of the late John A. and Emma Ryan Robertshaw, Jack graduated from the Lawrenceville School and Yale University and also served in the Navy.
A businessman and philanthropist, Jack was a lifelong advocate for Greensburg and its surrounds. After leaving Robertshaw Control Co. as vice president of International Sales, he and the late John D. Reese partnered to buy Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Kecksburg, which grew into Laurel Group Limited, of which Jack was the chairman. At the same time, he was the chairman of the Board of Laurel Vending, Inc.
Among the many boards and committees on which Jack served are the Westmoreland County Community College Foundation, the Westmoreland Trust, Excela Health, the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art and the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg. Jack was a member of both Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg and Holy Trinity church in Ligonier. He was honored to be a member of the Order of Malta as well as the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Jack's philanthropic footprint will live for decades to come. He will be sorely missed by his family and friends and will always be remembered by his generosity, his great sense of humor and his dancing feet.
In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his sister, Emma Hope.
He is survived by his loving wife, Anne Boulin Robertshaw, with whom he would have celebrated their 65th anniversary this year. He is survived by two brothers, William Robertshaw, of Arizona, and Frederick O. Robertshaw and his wife, Niki, of Paradise Valley, Ariz.; and a sister-in-law, Marie Claude Solvay, of La Hulpe, Belgium. Jack is also survived by five children, John A. Robertshaw III, of New York City, Marc B. Robertshaw and his wife, Colleen, of Rector, Christopher F. Robertshaw, of Greensburg, Lisa Moeller and her husband, Arthur, of New Florence, and Natalie Kelley and her husband, Brendan, of Pittsburgh; and eight grandchildren, Lauren, Lesley, Charlotte and Katherine Robertshaw, Arthur and Douglas Moeller, and Caroline and Margot Kelley. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the KEPPLE-GRAFT FUNERAL HOME INC., 524 N. Main St., Greensburg. A funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg. (Those attending the funeral Mass are asked to go directly to the church.) Private interment will follow in the Greensburg Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., or Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, 300 N. Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601. To share a message of condolence, please visit www.kepplegraft.com.
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