James Donnelly ’43

Jim died Nov. 23, 2012, in Lincoln, R.I.

He left Princeton in 1945 to join the Air Force, where he served as a pilot and flight instructor. He returned to graduate cum laude in 1947.

While at Princeton, he was a member of Tower, Triangle Club, and the Princeton Tigers Dance Band. At times he was a “fill in” trombone player for Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians.

Over the years, Jim was employed as a vice president and director of human resources for Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., Sperry & Hutchinson, and Baldwin United.

Jim was an avid reader, a reading mentor at the library in Warren, R.I., a trombone player, and a singer in a barbershop quartet. He enjoyed swimming, Ivy League football, and rooting for the New England Patriots.

He is survived by his children, Nancy, Peter, and James; sister Joan; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. The class extends sympathy to the family.