James Roberton MacColl III ’41

Jim died on Dec. 5, 2001, of heart failure complicated by diabetes. Son of James R., Jr. '14, he prepared at St. Paul's. At Princeton, he majored in English, was vice president of Ivy, managed the football team, and roomed first with Laughlin and then Munger. After earning his master's of divinity from the Episcopal Theology School in Cambridge, Jim was ordained a priest in 1944. He served as a Navy chaplain from 1944-46.

In 1949, he became rector of Trinity Church in Newport, R.I. In 1953 he was installed as rector of St. Thomas Church in Whitemarsh, Pa. He received an honorary degree from the Philadelphia School of Divinity. In 1968, he became president of the New York Academy of Religion and Mental Health. In 1954, Jim returned to parish ministry as rector of St. Andrews in Wellesley, Mass., and served as trustee of the Episcopal Theology School. Jim was also our first class agent, serving a total of 14 years.

Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Cynthia; two daughters, Cynthia Eastlake and Louise Jones; his sons, James R. IV, John A. '70, and Malcolm; and 14 grandchildren.

The Class of 1941