James Holden Burnett ’32 *33

Jim died Dec. 27, 2002. He and his wife, the former Ethel Victoria Lewis Randall, had just celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary. His first wife, the former Anne Seeley, predeceased him.

He received his master's from Princeton in electrical engineering. He had worked for the Public Service Gas and Electric of New Jersey, and the electrons division of General Signal in Newark, N.J. He also was a sales manager for General Signal in Norwalk, Conn., and sales manager for Hewlett Packard in Pasadena, Calif., for a total of 35 years, until he retired in 1971. He held numerous patents.

He enjoyed sailing, bird watching, and electronics. He was active in the Princeton Alumni Assn. and was recognized as a fifth-generation Princetonian. He was a member of the MORA Club of Bethlehem and was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati (Mayflower descendants).

He is survived by his wife, his son, two stepdaughters, six grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and three step-great-grandchildren. He was pre-deceased by two daughters, a granddaughter, and a sister.

The Class of 1932