John H. Heminway

John Hylan Heminway, "a stockbroker in New York for more than 40 years, died Friday [1989] at the St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center after a brief illness. He was 75 years old and had homes in Manhattan and Watch Hill, R.I.

"John Hylan Heminway, a stockbroker in New York for more than 40 years, died Friday at the St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center after a brief illness. He was 75 years old and had homes in Manhattan and Watch Hill, R.I.

"Mr. Heminway, who held a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, began his career in 1938 with Dillon Read & Company Inc. During World War II he joined the United States Intelligence Corps, then returned to Dillon Read after the war.

"He became a member of the New York Stock Exchange in 1946, representing Riter & Company, a St. Louis-based concern that later became Simon & Company and has since gone out of business. He retired in 1979.

"He is survived by his wife, the former Virginia Boyd Semenenko; three children from a former marriage, Jay, of St. Helena, Calif., John Jr., of Manhattan, and Hilary, of Stonington, Conn., and 3 grandchildren."


 * Former Trustee, African Wildlife Foundation