James A. Weiss ’60

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Jimmy came to us from The Haverford School, where he managed four varsity teams. At Princeton, he studied at Woodrow Wilson, dined at Key & Seal, and roomed with the Pyne Tower Suite entourage.

Jimmy earned his LL.B. at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1963. After several years in general law practice, he went into independent real estate development in the Philadelphia area. He syndicated and renovated historic buildings there and later in Reading, Pa. He spent his entire career in real estate, from historic restorations to regional mall development. In later years he became general counsel to a large investment, development, and management firm. He never formally retired but gradually eased out of responsibilities and in about 2018 turned his full attention to his grandchildren.

After a failed first marriage, Jimmy remet and married Nancy, a high school friend. They shared a love of theater, especially musicals, music (jazz in Jimmy’s case), and travel. New York and London for theater, a family retreat in Bozeman, Mont., and family here and abroad were frequent destinations.

Jimmy died Aug. 29, 2025, of complications of a stroke. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Nancy; daughter Susan, sons James ’96 and Robert ’99; and four grandchildren to whom the class sends condolences.