James H. Nesbitt ’58

Jim died March 24, 2022, in Winona Lake, Ind. He was 86.

He came to Princeton from Evanston (Ill.) High School, where he participated in track, cross-country, and student government. At Princeton, Jim majored in the Special Program in European Civilization and spent his junior year studying in France. His senior-year roommate was Sutherland MacLean.

After graduation, Jim attended Grace College from 1959 to 1962 and earned a bachelor’s degree and a doctorate of theology. He also attended the University of Paris in France. In 1963, he married Nancy McBride; she predeceased him in 2017.

They joined the Unevangelized Fields Mission (UFM) in 1964, acting as missionaries throughout France. They returned to Winona Lake in 1981 to serve as Midwest representatives of UFM, and Jim as director of the Modern Language Program at Grace College. They were called back to Bala Cynwyd, Pa., to direct UFM from 1991 to 2001. In 2001, they returned to Winona Lake.

Jim is survived by his two sons, Patrick  and Eric; his daughter, Caroline; and grandchildren Alex, Fiona, Alicia, Ian, Sasha, and Lucas. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.