James Alexander Fowler III ’45

Jim died July 19, 2003, of a massive cerebral hemorrhage.

Jim prepared for Princeton at Milton. He joined Key and Seal and Whig-Clio. He received a degree in electrical engineering in 1944 and joined the Naval Research Laboratory, working on the development of radar. He later joined the St. Anthony Mining and Development Co. in Arizona.

In 1952, Jim joined the staff of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He received a Ph.D. in zoology from Columbia in 1961. Jim then joined the faculty of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, from which he retired in 1985.

In 1955 Jim married the former Peggy Phillips, who died in 2000. They had met at the museum. Both became active in their community of Setauket, N.Y. Following his retirement from Stony Brook, Jim initiated the Round Table, an organization designed to provide continuing education for retirees. Right up to his death, he taught and studied. In a submission to our 50th-year publication, Jim noted his satisfaction at switching from engineering to biology and helping to build a research university from scratch as associate dean.

Jim is survived by his two sons, James R. and Thomas L., and by three grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1945