James Lincoln Rowe ’39

Jim died June 1, 2005, in Indianapolis, where he had been a very active resident throughout his life.

He majored in chemistry at Princeton, and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1946. While in Chicago he also worked for the federal government's Manhattan District from 1944 to 1946. He then joined Eli Lilly & Co. as a research chemist but soon began working in Lilly's patent division. In 1965 he earned a law degree from the Indiana University School of Law and became a patent attorney for Lilly, writing, among others, patents for Darvon and Prozac. A member of both the Indiana and the Indianapolis Bar associations, he also was a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Patent Office Society.

An ordained deacon and elder of the United Presbyterian Church, he was also active as a trustee of the Orchard School Foundation. His interests ranged from golf and coaching Little League to choir singing, gardening, and bird watching.

Preceded in death by his wife, Pauline, he is survived by their three sons, James Jr., Robert, and Richard; and eight grandchildren. We share their sense of loss and offer them our sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1939