James A. Stansbury Jr. ’60

James A. Stansbury Jr. ’60 Jim died Jan. 16, 2014, in Croton, Ohio, from complications during surgery.

Born in Texas, Jim came to Princeton from North Plainfield (N.J.) High School. He majored in politics, played on the freshman golf team, and was an outstanding end on the varsity football team until he was injured prior to his junior year. He later coached freshman football. His roommates included Bud Madigan, Mike Widmer, and Tom Riley his sophomore and junior years, and he lived at Cannon Club his senior year, where he was vice president.

Jim spent his professional career in the insurance industry in Illinois and Ohio. In 1985, he opened his own firm, Stansbury and Associates, where he assisted in the negotiations between his clients and health-care insurance companies.

Jim loved sports of all kinds. In his spare time, he coached boys’ basketball at the junior-high-school level. He was an accomplished golfer and taught all of his children to play.

Jim’s life revolved around his family. He raised his five children, James III, Cathleen McGowan, Cara (now deceased), Michael, and Christopher with his first wife, Carol (neé Mucha). He is survived by them and his wife, Dorotha; two stepchildren; eight grandchildren; and his brothers, Edward and Richard. The class sends sympathy to them all.