James E. Kaiser ’58

Jim died Dec. 29, 2021, in Lynnfield, Mass. He was 85.

He came to Princeton from Kentucky Military Institute, where he was active in basketball and water skiing.

At Princeton Jim was stroke on the varsity 150-pound crew that won the Henley Thames Cup in 1956. He majored in architecture and was in ROTC. He roomed with Jim Haugh and was a member of Quadrangle Club. He was a member of the Sports Car Club of America and enjoyed racing sports cars.

After graduation, Jim was in the wholesale liquor and wine business as president of Brown-Kaiser Co. of Louisville, Ky. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves and in 2003 moved with his wife, Joan, to a seaside condominium in Massachusetts.

Jim is survived by Joan, sons James and Charles, two granddaughters, and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by brother Bob ’55. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.