James B. Queen ’61

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Jim died April 25, 2024, in his longtime home of San Francisco after an aortic dissection.

Born in Winslow, Ariz., he came to us from Winslow High School and was a member of the National Honor Society. At Princeton, he majored in English, took his meals at Terrace Club, and was a member of the Rocky Mountain Club, the Undergraduate Schools Committee, and the skating club. He wrote his thesis on David Herbert Lawrence. His roommates were David Bow Woo and David Entin ’62.

After earning a master’s degree in English in the Secondary Schools Program at Stanford, Jim embarked on a long career teaching high school English in Los Angeles and Redwood City. He was also a published poet. In retirement he traveled widely, volunteered at the San Francisco Arboretum and Golden Gate Park, and expanded his horizons in the arts and music.

Jim is survived by his sister, Cristy Kent, and her husband Robert. He was predeceased by his spouse, Silas Anthony “Tony” Simms. 

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