Joel J. Winton ’56

Joel died June 28, 2024, in Wyckoff, N.J.

He came to Princeton from Forest Hills (N.Y.) High School, where he was a varsity swimmer. At Princeton, he joined Court Club, majored in mathematics, and was awarded the Andrew Brown Award for Excellence in Mathematics. He participated in multiple IAA sports including football, basketball, softball, pool, and billiards. After earning an MBA from Harvard (and meeting his future wife who was then a senior at Wellesley), Joel held managerial positions at Union Carbide, Cyanamid, and U.S. Industries before starting his own import business, where he served as president of Joel Winton Associates and chief executive officer of Imtrac. The firms specialized in fine glassware and crystal from Eastern Europe. Joel was a proud Tiger and he hit a trifecta having sent three sons to Princeton!

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Susan; sons Andrew ’80, Jeffrey ’82, and Gregory ’86; five grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.