John Jeremy de la Poer Bellew, who died in the United States, 14 April, 2024, aged 87, was a scion of the Barons Bellew, and a grandson maternally of the 5th Baron Decies. His home was at Preston Hollow, New York.
He was born 19 February, 1937, son of the Hon Patrick Herbert Bellew (1905-1984), a cartoonist, by his 1st wife the Hon Catherine Moya de la Poer Beresford (1913-1967), daughter of the 5th Baron Decies (1866-1944).
As a young child, in order to escape the imminent risk of enemy bombing in England, John was sent to live with relatives in Canada and the United States. At the war’s end, he reunited with his parents and continued to live in the USA. He graduated from The Lawrenceville School and then Princeton University, where he served in the ROTC. After graduation from Princeton in 1958, John enrolled at The Wharton School. Once he received his MBA, he began his full-time active-duty service at the U.S. Army bases in Fort Bliss, Texas and Fort Dix, NJ. He was then promoted to a Reserve Commissioned Officer of the Army, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain.
Once John accepted his Reserve commission, he resumed his pursuit of a business career and accepted a role in the international banking division of The Chase Manhattan Bank. He worked in the Bank’s NYC offices for a few years but spent most of the next 20 years as an expatriate banker, beginning with an assignment in London. A few years later, he was relocated to the bank’s offices in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he met his wife, Cynthia. After their marriage, John and Cynthia remained in Johannesburg, where they welcomed the arrival of their son, John Patrick. The family proceeded to enjoy the adventure of several relocations for John’s career.
John’s next role took him back to NYC and he moved his family to Chappaqua. Hong Kong was the next destination for the family, followed by a return to Chappaqua. John spent time on various responsibilities throughout the NYC branch network, at one point running Chase’s U.N. Branch.
John’s next position took the family to Dublin, Ireland, where they settled in the nearby town of Bray. Several years later, the family were thrilled when John’s next assignment brought them home again to New York. This time, the family chose to put down roots near Teatown Lake in northern Westchester County.
In addition to living on 4 different continents, John and his family delighted in travelling to several exotic locations for their vacations, such as the island of Bali in Indonesia and the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa.
Upon John’s retirement, he and his wife found a home in the Catskill Mountains that allowed them to indulge their love of nature, gardening and antiquing. Their first move was to Roxbury, NY where they lived for 12 years before finally settling in the hamlet of Preston Hollow, NY, 24 years ago.
John Bellew married 8 January, 1966, Cynthia Annette Saunders, daughter of Ernest J. Saunders, of Johannesburg, South Africa. His wife died in 2018.
He leaves a son, John Patrick Bellew (born 12 Dec, 1966), and a daughter, Catherine Moya Bellew-Morano (born 3 March, 1969).
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