James C. McClave ’50

Jim died Nov. 30, 2011, at his home in Stuart, Fla.

He graduated from Cliffside Park (N.J.) High School and was a Navy officer during World War II. He transferred to Princeton from Dartmouth in 1947, adding to a McClave legacy. His father and uncle were in the Class of 1903, and his brothers were in the classes of 1936 and 1937. He belonged to Tiger Inn and graduated with a degree in civil engineering.

Upon graduation he joined McClave & McClave, a civil-engineering firm founded by his father and uncle. Jim continued the firm’s prominence as the civil engineer for many Bergen County (N.J.) municipalities. He was chairman of the board of Hudson United Bank of Union City, N.J., from 1976 to 1990. After retiring in 1988, he moved to Florida.

Jim and his wife, Helen, were avid horticulturists and were recognized for their prized daylily gardens in Bergen County. Jim was the longest active member (63 years) of Hackensack Golf Club, where he was a three-time club golf champion. His Tiger Inn roommate, Ron Wittreich, remembers a lifetime of friendship playing golf in member-guest tournaments, reunions, and Tiger football games.

Our sympathy goes to Helen, son John, and two grandchildren. Sadly, his son Jamie died of cancer in 1998.