James Kendrick Noble Jr. ’49

Ken died on Jan. 22, 2000 at home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., of a heart attack. He was 71.

He came to Princeton from Scarborough School. He left to attend the Naval Academy, where he graduated.

After service in the navy, he began his career in the family publishing firm founded by his grandfather and father. He then switched to advising investors about publishing industry stocks and became senior media analyst for Paine Webber, Inc. Ken was annually ranked as a member of Institutional Investor magazine's "All America Research Team" from its founding in 1972 through 1990. In 1991, he founded his own consulting firm, Noble Consultants, focused on strategic planning for media companies.

His wife, Norma Jean, a son, Rick, a daughter, Anne, and two grandchildren survive him.

The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.

The Class of 1949