Jerome J. Sincoff, a former dean of architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, died in hospice Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. He was 91.
Sincoff, who earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from WashU in 1956, spent most of his career with St. Louis-based HOK, rising from draftsman to design and production architect to president and CEO. He served as project executive for many large-scale developments, including the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
At WashU, Sincoff had served as the Ethan A.H. Shepley Trustee (1997-2001) and as chair of both the Alumni Board of Governors and the Architecture National Council. He also served as co-chair of the capital campaign for what would become the Sam Fox School, which united WashU’s nationally ranked programs in art and architecture with the renowned collection of the Kemper Art Museum.
Sincoff is survived by his wife, Suzanne Sincoff; children Julie Jampel, Robert Sincoff and Steven Sincoff; stepchildren Biron Valier and Jennifer Drury; brother Theodore Sincoff; and nine grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
A private graveside service was held Dec. 23 at United Hebrew Cemetery in University City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Saint Louis Art Museum or to WashU’s Graduate Architecture Scholarships.
Read the full obituary on the Sam Fox School website.