Edwin J. Bomer Jr. ’58

Jeff died Nov. 28, 2017, in Austin, Texas, after a long illness.

He came to Princeton from the Taft School. Jeff majored in electrical engineering and joined Cottage Club. His senior-year roommates for the first semester were Louis Edgar, Doug Ellis, Peter Gall, Fred Matter, Vin Meade, John Miller, and Bert Sparrow. On Dec. 27, 1957, Jeff married Nancy Smyly.

After graduation, he worked for a couple of years at the Toddle House Corp., his family’s diner-restaurant chain. Starting in 1960, he spent 12 years with IBM in sales, marketing, and management positions.

Jeff was most recently a senior managing director of Kennedy Wilson, a global public real-estate investment and services company. He was also a significant investor in many private partnerships that have extensive holdings in Texas commercial real estate properties.

He was on the board of the Austin YMCA and the vestry of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Jeff was an avid sports enthusiast and enjoyed skiing, biking, and backpacking. After he turned 40 he became the United States masters race-walking champion.

Jeff and Nancy divorced in 1972, and he later married Ann Cox. In addition to Ann, he is survived by children Edwin, Susan, and Kelly, and four grandchildren. To them all, the class extends its sympathy.