Jim Allen, who left in 1951 to spend two years in the Army and returned and graduated in 1955, died in Pinellas Park, Fla., June 28, 1999, after an extended illness. We are proud to say that Jim remained a member of '53.
Born in Lafayette, Ind., Jim entered with the large Exeter contingent. He specialized in economics, was asst. business manager for WPRU, and librarian for the University Band. He roomed with Peter Kurzman and Phil Brawner, belonged to Dial Lodge, and was a member of Whig-Clio and the Republican Club.
After graduation and five years with the Aluminum Co. of America, Jim became more interested in a service job and came back to Princeton for four years in the university's placement bureau. In 1964, he moved to Washington and spent 19 years first with the War on Poverty program, and then the Dept. of Education, where he was concerned with aid to students seeking higher education. Jim took early retirement in 1983 and had been living in St. Petersburg, Fla. Jim's good friend in Dial, Tom Boothe, remembers him fondly as "a fun guy who enjoyed social activities and was always with a smile."
A lifelong bachelor, Jim is survived by a sister, Frances Buswell, to whom we express our sincere condolences.
The Class of 1953