James H. Keet Jr. ’36

Jim, a lifelong resident of Springfield, Mo., died June 8, 2005. He was 91.

A graduate of the Lawrenceville School, he majored in English at Princeton and was a member of Campus Club. He also graduated from Harvard Law School.

In his early days he was a vestryman of the Christ Episcopal Church. In 1941, Jim married Virginia E. "Sis" Doggett.

During World War II he served two years in the European theater. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Bronze Star, along with several other battle stars. Jim began as a private and retired from active duty as a first lieutenant. After the war he served more than three decades in the Army Reserve Corps and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.

After practicing law with the firm of Springer, Haseltine, Keet for 26 years, he was appointed to the circuit court until his 70th birthday in 1984. He later served as a senior judge until he was 83.

Jim is survived by his sons, James Calvin Keet and James Holland Keet III; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.