James Mathews Mead ’51

Jim was born Nov. 4, 1928, in Erie, Pa., the grandson of John J. Mead, founder of The Erie Daily Times. He died July 21, 2005, of liver cancer.

Jim attended Cathedral Prep and graduated from Phillips Andover Academy in 1947. At Princeton he was an economics major and a member of Cap and Gown, played freshman football and varsity lacrosse, and roomed with Win Allegaert, Richard Cover, John Mead, and George Shaver. After graduation he served as a captain in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, then spent a year in Washington as an aide to Sen. James H. Duff of Pennsylvania. He earned an MBA from the University of Virginia in 1958.

For 20 years he was a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch, and for 10 more with Kidder, Peabody & Co. He was with Brokaw Capital Management in New York until his retirement. In 1991 he graduated from George Mason Law School and was class speaker at commencement.

He married Sally Zurn in 1953. She survives him, as do their children, Scott, Sara, and Hope Wynn; and Jim's brother, Edward M. '49; his sister, Mary Flanagin; and 10 grandchildren. For a longer memorial, see PAW Online at princeton.edu/paw.

The Class of 1951