Jaywood Lukens ’30

Jay died at his home in Coral Gables on Nov. 10, 1999.

Born May 10, 1909, in Watertown, N.Y., he entered Princeton from Newark Academy. At Princeton, Jay wrestled and was a member of Triangle and Court Clubs.

An actuary and a lawyer, he majored in math and earned a master's degree from the U. of Michigan and an LL.B. from Fordham. He served as an actuary from 1931-53, first for Prudential Insurance and then George B. Buck. During WWII, Jay served in the Army from 1943-46 as a capt., doing actuarial work in Detroit and at the Pentagon. From 1953 until he retired, he was self-employed in Darien and Rowayton, Conn., as an attorney specializing in employee benefits.

Jay and his wife moved to Florida in 1971, where he enjoyed sailing and extensive traveling. Jay is survived by his loving wife, Jane Gilmore Lukens, to whom he was married for 64 years. To his wife and relatives the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1930