James G. Hirsh ’60

Jim died Aug. 28, 2017. He joined us from Germantown Friends Academy in Philadelphia. At Princeton he played freshman soccer and especially sailed, his passion then and for the rest of his life. Jim was in the Army ROTC as an undergraduate, which led him to nine postgraduate years in the Army Reserve and the rank of captain. He joined Tower and majored in English, then went on to the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

After several years as a trial lawyer, Jim went into the venture-capital and investment field, ultimately serving for 28 years in law for IDS Corp., a subsidiary of American Express. He earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota in 1980. As a loyal Princeton alum, he served as president of the Alumni Association of the Northwest and renewed relationships with many classmates in recent years.

In addition to sailing, Jim became an avid distance hiker. After an initial walk with friends across England in 2000, he went on to hike through most of the countries of Western Europe and threw in a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro for good measure.

He is survived by his wife, Debra; three children; and a granddaughter.