John Nathan Hains was born at Fort Riley, Kansas, on August 7, 1935, the son of Peter Conover and Ada Averill Hains. He taught at private schools in New York and Texas for four years before beginning a thirty year tenure at Suffern High School in Suffern New York. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sue Ellen; his daughter Paige and her partner, Matthew Whiddon; his son Don and his wife Carmelina Hains; his brother Dr. Frederick Hains and his wife, Carolyn Foley; and many nephews and nieces.