James Edward Doyle of Princeton, New Jersey passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 22, 2014. He was 83.

Jim was born in Binghamton, New York on August 19, 1931. He was the first child of James and Veronica Doyle. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1953 and was honorably discharged from the US Army after serving in California and Japan.

In 1959, Jim married Ann Caroline (Nancy) Gorman of Binghamton, New York and together they raised five children. He enjoyed a long active career in banking that moved the family from Philadelphia to Wilmington, Delaware and finally to Princeton, New Jersey where he was the Senior Vice President of the Trust Department at First National Bank of Princeton. He retired from Schroeders Bank, New York City in 1996.

Jim enjoyed spending time with friends and colleagues at TheNassau Club, The Rotary Club and Wilmington Club. Giving back to his community was a priority and Jim successfully nurtured this in his children. He served on many boards including Stuart Country Day School, The American Boychoir School and the Princeton YMCA. An avid reader, gardener and lover of nature and music, he delighted in sharing these passions with others.

Jim was married for 37 years to his loving wife Nancy who pre-deceased him in 1995. Jim is survived by his five children and their spouses, Jim and Josie Doyle of South Orange, New Jersey, Kathleen and Ray Jones of Sausalito, California, Ellen and Chuck Mosher or Old Greenwich, Connecticut, Molly Doyle and Vik Narasimhan of Newton, Massachusetts, Philip and Suzi Doyle of Dublin, Ireland as well as nine grandchildren and his sister Mary Hovanec of Towson, Maryland.

A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 1pm at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, 1200 Stuart Road in Princeton, New Jersey.

Memorial contributions may be made to Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart (www.stuartschool.org/giving) or the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org/research).