Diz died July 9, 2005, of cancer at his home in Cape May, N.J.

He prepared for Princeton at Phillips Andover Academy. At Princeton, he majored in history, served as president of the Republican Club, participated in IAA football, basketball, and baseball, and was a member of Colonial Club.

After graduation Diz served in the Army from 1954 to 1956. His subsequent career was in insurance in Washington, D.C., where he became owner/operator of DeSibour Association, an insurance brokerage firm. He was a member of the Metropolitan Club and the Chevy Chase Club, and was a recruiter for Princeton in Washington. He retired in 1994.

Diz is survived by his children, Stephanie, Jacques Blaise III, and Nicole, and four grandchildren. The class extends its condolences to them in their loss.

The Class of 1954

Undergraduate Class of 1954