James Edward Quigley ’35

Jim Quigley, affectionately known by his classmates and many friends as Quig or Quigle, left us Jan. 22, 1996. He was born in Chicago in 1913 and was schooled at Lake Forest Academy. At Princeton he majored in geology, dined at Tiger Inn, and roomed in Blair tower with several prominent athletes, as he was also. He captained the rugby team and was president of the TwoFoot Club.

After graduation Quig embarked on a distinguished and colorful career as a mining engineer and consulting geologist. He was a founder, officer, director, and chairman of a number of mining companies, lastly as chairman of Park City Consolidated Mines. He served as chairman of the Utah Tramway Commission for 13 years, which became the nationwide model for state involvement in safety on ski lifts. He was himself an active outdoorsman, with hobbies of skiing, duckhunting, and riding.

Quig married Anne Fitch in 1943. Their children include Joan Semerad, Samuel, Mary Feidt, Anne Quigley, and Martha Bodine. Quig was preceded in death by his son Billy. Also surviving are two sisters and nine grandchildren. We mourn the passing of a good family man, a publicspirited citizen, and an esteemed friend The class sends deepest sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1935