Jesse Greer Bell Jr. ’49

Jess died Apr. 7, 2001, of a heart attack, at age 73. He came to Princeton from Exeter, and majored in English, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of the Bridge Club.

After graduation Jess worked for a year as an editor for Prentice Hall in NYC. He then entered the Army, and attended language school to learn Chinese. He used his skill to break a Chinese code, and served the balance of his Army service in Korea.

He then joined Stanford U. Press, where he remained until his retirement in 1985. At Stanford he served as acting director and associate director. Jess also was active in the Assn. of American U. Presses, and was a member of the board of directors. With Wilfred Stone, he coauthored Prose Style: A Handbook for Writers.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Kachergis, three sons, Rex, Jed, and Michael, a daughter, Catherine, and three stepchildren.

The class extends its sincerest sympathy on their loss of this scholarly gentleman.

The Class of 1949