James Kevin Newman ’45

Kev prepared for Princeton at Choate and joined Cap and Gown. His war service was as a pilot with Navy Air Group 11, and he flew for Pan Agra in South America for several years.  

He fell in love with the Southwest, so after marrying Mary Bradley, he moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where they enjoyed the state’s beauty and where five of their children have lived all of their lives.  

Kev became an executive with several aerospace firms and also served as a national sales manager for Camp Trails Outdoor Equipment. For a decade he was the owner of the Salad Bar restaurant in the Phoenix area. In addition to being an avid outdoorsman, he was a nationally ranked tennis professional who played competitively until he was almost 80 years old and then taught tennis for Phoenix Parks and Recreation. Kevin also was active in the Catholic Church.  

He was preceded in death by Mary, but is survived by their eight children, Mary Lemionet, Kevin, Bradley, Dennis, Jim, Janie, Annie Tribken, and John; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He also is survived by his sister, Patricia. The class expresses its sympathy to the family.