James L. Frost ’53

Jack retired in 2003 after serving for more than 25 years as a West Virginia state medical examiner. He suffered a stroke in 2006 and died June 27, 2016, after a long illness.

Jack was born in Chicago but grew up in Maryland and came to Princeton from the McDonogh School near Baltimore. Jack majored in biology, worked with the Orange Key Society and Campus Fund Drive, and was a member of Cap and Gown. He was also a member of a national championship lacrosse team.

Jack earned a medical degree from Johns Hopkins and completed his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After serving three years in the Air Force stationed in England, Jack returned to Johns Hopkins and moved in 1972 to the University of Maryland Hospital as head of the Division of Surgical Pathology. His growing interest in forensic pathology led to positions with the State of Maryland and Cook County, Ill., before moving to Morgantown, W. Va., where Jack also helped coach a university club lacrosse team. He was a distinguished fellow and past president of the National Association of Medical Examiners.

Jack is survived by Alice, his wife of 56 years, and their two daughters.