JOHN ROSS, 77; WAS TEACHER, SAILOR, AND FURNITURE MAKER

From: The Boston Globe | Date: December 25, 2002| Author: Maureen Costello, Globe Correspondent | Copyright information

John Herbert Ross, a private school teacher and furniture maker who had an insatiable passion for sailing, died from lung disease on Dec. 16 in his Cambridge home. He was 77.

Born in Boston and reared in Cambridge, Mr. Ross graduated from Harvard College in 1948 and earned a law degree from Northeastern School of Law. After two years of practicing law, Mr. Ross returned to Harvard for a master's degree in education.

He then launched a career teaching science and creative arts at ...

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