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August 18, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Saint Anthony R.C. Church, 65 Bartholdi Ave, Butler, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Butler.
James A. McLean, Jr., age 55, died peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2013 after a valiant one-year battle with Multiple Myeloma and Leukemia.
Born in Dunmore, PA, Jim grew up in Wayne where he was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley Parish. He graduated from DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne and immediately enrolled at Lincoln Technical Institute where he learned auto mechanics, specializing in transmission work.
In 1989 Jim moved to Bloomingdale and quickly became a parishioner of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Butler. His faith was very dear to him so, when he moved to Franklin in 2006, he sincerely missed going to mass at St. Anthony’s. Recently, after his Sunday morning ritual of cinnamon rolls and coffee while reading the newspaper, Jim frequently asked Ruth to take him to church at Immaculate Conception Parish in Franklin.
Jimmy had a passion for boats which led him to jobs with the Greenwood Lake Marina and Sea Ray on Lake Hopatcong. He most recently was a recreational vehicle sales representative with Escape R.V., Inc. of Branchville. In his spare time, he was an avid region-3 boat racer who enjoyed much success, trophying multiple times. Racing all over the east coast including local stints on Lake Hopatcong, Greenwood Lake and Mays Landing. Jim proudly served for 18+ years as president of the Greenwood Lake Power Boat Association and he was also a member of the APBA.
On New Year’s Eve, 1999, Jim met the love of his life, Ruth Roberto during a party at a mutual friend’s house. They didn’t realize that night, that fifteen years of a loving devoted relationship lie ahead for them.
Jim enjoyed going camping in his motor home, if you want to call living in a motor home camping! His motor home was a 1980 Pierce Arrow which he completely refurbished. In 1980, Pierce Arrow was the official motor home of the 1980 Olympics and it had a logo on it attesting to that notorious fact! Jim also loved spending weekends down the shore with favorite destinations being Wildwood and Cape May, and having a good-old time on all the amusement park rides. He loved animals-especially Bear-his German shepherd. Before he met Ruth, he didn’t like cats but when you’re an animal lover, you realize you love all animals. So it was no great surprise that eventually Jim could be heard inviting his and Ruth’s two cats, Kymer and Moochie, to bed. Those cats too, are mourning Jimmy’s loss.
James will be remembered for his many practical jokes. One of his favorites was his remote flatulator. He secretly planted that device that made those embarrassing sounds near his victim then controlled it with the transmitter in his pocket! It was all in fun and he’ll be missed for the laughter he brought to those he loved and for his easy-going, lovable, teddy bear disposition.
James is survived by his beloved companion of fifteen years Ruth Roberto and her two children who were like his own – Shawn Hoppe and her husband Marc of Pompton Lakes and Joseph Roberto and his fiancée Alicia Boettger of Dumont; his loving mother Marian McLean; his dear sister Patricia McClure and husband Vernon of Wanaque; his brother David of Wayne; his niece and three nephews: Gregory McClure and wife Jill of Pompton Lakes, Glenn McClure of Wanaque, Caitlyn Batche and husband Ryan of Florida and Thomas McClure of Wanaque; and his great-niece Madison McClure of Pompton Lakes.
James was predeceased by his loving father James A., Sr. this past May, 2013.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Jim’s name are asked to consider the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 14 Commerce Drive, Suite 301 Cranford NJ 07016 (www.lls.org), or The Hackensack UMC Foundation, in memory of James A. McLean for the John Theurer Cancer Center, 360 Essex Street, Suite 301, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Saint Anthony R.C. Church, 65 Bartholdi Ave, Butler, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Butler.
August 18, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home, then to Saint Anthony R.C. Church, 65 Bartholdi Ave, Butler, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Butler.
James A. McLean, Jr., age 55, died peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2013 after a valiant one-year battle with Multiple Myeloma and Leukemia.
Born in Dunmore, PA, Jim grew up in Wayne where he was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Valley Parish. He graduated from DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne and immediately enrolled at Lincoln Technical Institute where he learned auto mechanics, specializing in transmission work.
In 1989 Jim moved to Bloomingdale and quickly became a parishioner of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Butler. His faith was very dear to him so, when he moved to Franklin in 2006, he sincerely missed going to mass at St. Anthony’s. Recently, after his Sunday morning ritual of cinnamon rolls and coffee while reading the newspaper, Jim frequently asked Ruth to take him to church at Immaculate Conception Parish in Franklin.
Jimmy had a passion for boats which led him to jobs with the Greenwood Lake Marina and Sea Ray on Lake Hopatcong. He most recently was a recreational vehicle sales representative with Escape R.V., Inc. of Branchville. In his spare time, he was an avid region-3 boat racer who enjoyed much success, trophying multiple times. Racing all over the east coast including local stints on Lake Hopatcong, Greenwood Lake and Mays Landing. Jim proudly served for 18+ years as president of the Greenwood Lake Power Boat Association and he was also a member of the APBA.
On New Year’s Eve, 1999, Jim met the love of his life, Ruth Roberto during a party at a mutual friend’s house. They didn’t realize that night, that fifteen years of a loving devoted relationship lie ahead for them.
Jim enjoyed going camping in his motor home, if you want to call living in a motor home camping! His motor home was a 1980 Pierce Arrow which he completely refurbished. In 1980, Pierce Arrow was the official motor home of the 1980 Olympics and it had a logo on it attesting to that notorious fact! Jim also loved spending weekends down the shore with favorite destinations being Wildwood and Cape May, and having a good-old time on all the amusement park rides. He loved animals-especially Bear-his German shepherd. Before he met Ruth, he didn’t like cats but when you’re an animal lover, you realize you love all animals. So it was no great surprise that eventually Jim could be heard inviting his and Ruth’s two cats, Kymer and Moochie, to bed. Those cats too, are mourning Jimmy’s loss.
James will be remembered for his many practical jokes. One of his favorites was his remote flatulator. He secretly planted that device that made those embarrassing sounds near his victim then controlled it with the transmitter in his pocket! It was all in fun and he’ll be missed for the laughter he brought to those he loved and for his easy-going, lovable, teddy bear disposition.
James is survived by his beloved companion of fifteen years Ruth Roberto and her two children who were like his own – Shawn Hoppe and her husband Marc of Pompton Lakes and Joseph Roberto and his fiancée Alicia Boettger of Dumont; his loving mother Marian McLean; his dear sister Patricia McClure and husband Vernon of Wanaque; his brother David of Wayne; his niece and three nephews: Gregory McClure and wife Jill of Pompton Lakes, Glenn McClure of Wanaque, Caitlyn Batche and husband Ryan of Florida and Thomas McClure of Wanaque; and his great-niece Madison McClure of Pompton Lakes.
James was predeceased by his loving father James A., Sr. this past May, 2013.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Jim’s name are asked to consider the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 14 Commerce Drive, Suite 301 Cranford NJ 07016 (www.lls.org), or The Hackensack UMC Foundation, in memory of James A. McLean for the John Theurer Cancer Center, 360 Essex Street, Suite 301, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
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