James Hill Leslie ’52

Jim Leslie died at his home in Holmes Beach, Fla., on June 14, 1999, from complications following heart surgery. His memorial service was held at his beloved Minnetonka Yacht Club, Deephaven, Minn.

Jim's career at Princeton was truly astonishing. A classics major, he graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the Pyne Prize. He served on the senior council, the Committee of Fifty, and had two terms on the undergraduate council, the second as chair. He belonged to Quadrangle Club, was WPRU station manager, and Ivy Network chair.

Commissioned as ensign at graduation, Jim served two years on active duty in the navy followed by a year at the Sloan School of Industrial Management at MIT. He joined Leslie Paper Co. in 1955 and assumed complete ownership and control in 1972. Jim retired at the end of 1991, when the company was sold. Much of Jim's life revolved around the Lake Minnetonka Yacht Club and its sailing school. He was twice North American yngling champion, and he delighted in having his wife, Carol, and son Jim as crew.

Jim is survived by Carol, three children, Kate, Laura, and Jim, two stepchildren, and eight grandchildren. To them we offer our deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1952