James G. Schaefer ’50

Jim died Aug. 16, 2012, in Rhode Island, where he had lived for 41 years.

Born in New York, he graduated from the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn., where he was president of the student council and captain of the football team. At Princeton, he studied basic engineering, graduating with high honors and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He belonged to Elm Club and roomed with his brother, Lou ’50, and Bob Roth. His father was in the Class of 1919.

Following graduation from Harvard Business School in 1952, he was commis sioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. In December 1953, he joined Scott Paper. He worked for Scott until 1971, when he moved to Rhode Island to join his brother at the Ostby-Barton Co., a manufacturer of precision parts for the electronics industry. He retired after the business was sold in 1986.

Jim was active in the local Presbyterian Church and led a successful effort to preserve the Prince Pond area from development. He enjoyed tennis and occasionally skied.

Joan, his wife of 55 years; his daughter, Pamela ’82; sons Richard ’86, Jim, and Jonathan; and his sister, Betsy Corkran, survive Jim. Lou died just a few weeks after Jim.