JAN VAN HOOGSTRATEN

van HOOGSTRATEN--Jan Samuel Francois, whose career was spent aiding refugees and displaced persons, died on October 25 at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY following a heart attack. He was 89. He held senior positions at Church World Service, the overseas relief and reconstruction arm of the National Council of Churches and the Tolstoy Foundation. He later held Chief-of-Mission positions at the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the principal intergovernmental organization promoting assistance of migrants and refugees and based in Geneva. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, the former Eleanor Colson Curtis of Mount Vernon, NY; two sons, David J. van Hoogstraten of Washington, DC and Nicholas van Hoogstraten of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY; and four grandchildren. A grave-side funeral service will be held for family members and friends at Kensico Cemetery, Westchester County, on November 5 at 2:00pm.