James F. Marks ’50

Jim died Oct. 2, 2017, in Dallas, Texas, after a decade of neurological complications.

Jim graduated from Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pa. At Princeton he majored in chemistry, receiving highest honors with election to Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to Harvard Medical School, where he earned a medical degree in 1954. After completing his internship and residency in Pittsburgh hospitals, he served as a captain in the Army Medical Corps at Fort Sam Houston in Dallas, from 1957 to 1959.

Following his Army stint, Jim moved into academia, where most of his career was at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. There he was associate professor of pediatrics and clinical professor of internal medicine. His legacy is reflected by the thousands of physicians he trained through lectures and research.

Jim is survived by his wife, Susan, and son Roland.