Jim died Sept. 25, 2016, in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was born in 1925.

Jim grew up in Sewickley, Pa., and attended Phillips Andover Academy before entering Princeton in the spring of 1943. An engineering major, he played on the tennis team and joined Colonial Club with returning veterans Don Leslie, Wally Buell, and Phil Pope, graduating in 1950.

Jim immediately returned to Salt Lake City, where he managed the family’s coal mine. He soon met Joan Annette Dayton, and they were married in July 1951. After several years in mining and potash processing, Jim became a property manager before joining Salt Lake Blue, and worked there until he sold the firm after years as its president.

Besides his role as a faithful husband and father of two active daughters, Jim was a serious outdoorsman. Duck hunting, fly-fishing, skiing, tennis, and golf gave him plenty of activity when he was not in his garden. Jim and Joan built a lifetime home in the far southern reaches of then-growing Salt Lake City, where the stream in their yard gave him an excuse to keep his Labrador retriever ready for duck season. He was a member of Mount Mariah Lodge, the Alta Club, Salt Lake Tennis Club, New State Duck Club, and Salt Lake Rotary.

Jim was predeceased by Joan by a number of years. He is survived by daughters Deborah Leach and Pamela Eckersley. The class sends its fond memories of this very active classmate to his daughters.

Undergraduate Class of 1947