James F. Sechrist ’44

Jim died in his hometown of York, Pa., on Nov. 24, 1999. He and Virginia had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 11.

Jim prepared at the Hill School. At Princeton he roomed with Bill Ambrose, George Sisson, and Andy Underhill, and was active in freshman football and intramural hockey. He was a member of the choir, Glee Club, and Campus Club. He majored in aeronautical engineering and after graduation, worked for Curtiss-Wright. He joined Redco, in Red Lion, Pa., in 1945, and rose to its presidency, which post he held until he retired.

Jim was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in York. He was on the board of Colonial House and of the York Country Club. He is survived, in addition to his wife, by a son, James II, two daughters, Penelope and Jennifer, and six grandchildren, as well as a brother, Stephen '39, and a sister, Barbara. The class extends its condolences to his family for their loss.

The Class of 1944