James Young Deupree ’42

Jim Deupree died of cancer Sept. 19, 1999, in Boston. He retired in 1972 from Procter & Gamble, where he worked in various management capacities.

Coming to Princeton from Governor Dummer Academy, Jim stayed only through the middle of sophomore year, returning to Cincinnati to work for Procter & Gamble. During WWII, he served as a B-17 navigator in the European theater with the AAF. Resuming his career with P&G after the war, he became superintendent at the flagship plant in Cincinnati and later assumed similar duties in Quincy, Mass.

He and his family developed a love for the Boston area, summering on Cape Cod and in the Adirondacks, before retiring to Naples, Fla., where he was on the boards of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and First Natl. Bank of Naples. A dedicated sailor, he was a commodore of the Naples Yacht Club.

An avid hunter and fisherman, Jim also was characterized as "one of those unusual people in terms of how sweet, considerate, and helpful he was to other people, employees, and friends. He was beloved by many, many people."

To his widow, Mary Louise, daughters Janet and Margot; sons Charlie and Steve '69, stepson, David '72, stepdaughter, Sally, and his 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, the class extends its most sincere sympathies.

The Class of 1942