Jim died Nov. 27, 2013, in Washington, Pa.
Jim prepared at Mercersburg Academy. An economics major at Princeton, Jim graduated with honors. He was associate manager of Triangle Club and a member of the Westminster Society and Tower Club. He won numerals in the competition for manager of the track team. He roomed with Bus Davis freshman year and then moved in with Copeland, Adams, and Bill Scott.
Jim served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict, retiring as a lieutenant commander. He then joined the purchasing department of Alpha Portland Cement in Easton, Pa., where he spent 20 years. In 1967, he joined Mobay Chemical Co. (now Bayer U.S.A.) in Pittsburgh, Pa. Promoted to treasurer, he continued in that capacity until retiring in 1984.
After retirement, Jim headed a training program for the Small Business Administration at Washington and Jefferson College. He served as councilman in East Washington, Pa., and was on the boards of Washington Hospital, Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy in Wheeling, W. Va., and the First Presbyterian Church.
Jim was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth Updegrove, and his daughter, Jane. He is survived by sons Jamie ’70 and Tim; daughters Susan and Martha; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.