James Edgar Dean ’45

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Jim died Jan. 5, 2001, after a long illness.

Jim entered Princeton with the large contingent from Lawrenceville and joined Cap and Gown. He left Princeton for WWII service in the Army.

Jim later married the former Lynn Meredith of New York and became an account executive with Prudential-Bache Securities in Princeton. Subsequently he joined the brokerage firm of A.G. Edwards, also in Princeton, retiring in 1997. Prior to his illness, Jim was active in several sports, especially enjoying golf and tennis.

Jim is survived by his second wife, Evelyn Pardy Dean; and two children from his first marriage, son Peter H. and daughter Leslie M. Miller; and four grandchildren. The class expresses its sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1945

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