Jim died peacefully May 5, 2012, at home in Steubenville, Ohio.

He came to Princeton from Mingo High School in Mingo Junction, Ohio, where he was valedictorian of his class. At Princeton, he won letters in track and in football, where he was an outstanding end. He was renowned as a first-class pool and dart player at Cottage Club.

Jim confided to Dave Grubb, one of his roommates, that he had several goals in life: get a medical degree and practice in Steubenville, marry his high-school sweetheart, and — because he loved golf — join a country club so he could play whenever he wished. He achieved them all.

After college he earned his medical degree from Columbia and completed his internship and orthopedic residency at the University of Minnesota. He also served in the Navy as a lieutenant commander in Vietnam. Jim returned to Steubenville in 1969 and served his community as an orthopedic surgeon until he retired in 2002. He was a diplomate of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, served as vice president of Jefferson County Medical Society, and was chief of surgery at the former Ohio Valley Hospital and St. John Hospital.

He is survived by Evelyn, his wife of 52 years; four daughters; a son; and 11 grandchildren. To them and his extended family, the class sends sincerest condolences.

Undergraduate Class of 1958