Henry W. Jeffers 3rd died on March 13. He was 92.

Henry was a man of unwavering strength who lived life to the fullest.

He graduated from Princeton High School, went on to college and graduated in 1955 from Rutgers University, Cook College of Agriculture. He attended Harvard Business School in 1956. Through one of his roommates, Joseph Saliba, he met his future wife, Janet Brox Jeffers.

He enlisted in the US Army Reserves in 1957 and was a member of the signal corps where he became a military photographer.

He started working for the family business, Walker-Gordon Laboratory Company, in 1958. He held a management position and rose to the position of president in 1971.

He was a man with a curiosity that infiltrated all his many interests, ranging from his early passions which included trap and skeet shooting, saltwater and flyfishing, and growing exotic chrysanthemums. Through the years he also developed a passion for astronomy and astrophotography.

He joined the Nassau Gun Club in 1972 and won numerous trophies. For many years, he and his cooking team hosted the Lady’s Day luncheons.

Through the 1980’s and 1990’s, he guided the Walker Gordon Laboratory Company through difficult years which led to eventual prosperity and profitability. He developed company lands for housing developments and restored and leased the IRL Research Facility. He was part of a group who were in a partnership with the state, town and county connected to the 800-acre Plainsboro Preserve.

In 1982, Henry and his wife, Janet, purchased a home on Martha’s Vineyard and became fully engaged in the East Chop community where he developed a sailing program for children at the East Chop Yacht Club. He was commodore from 1989-1999.

He retired from Walker-Gordon and spent many joyful summers on Martha’s Vineyard. Henry’s wife, Janet, died in March of 2017.

He is survived by his children, Katherine Jeffers Goldfarb and husband, Robert, of Princeton, N.J.; his son, James Jeffers and his wife, Raquel; and his two grandchildren, Juliette and Jasper of Hopewell, N.J. It is with these thoughts Henry rests quietly in peace.

A celebration of Henry’s life will be announced in the near future.