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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Friday, January 16, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
James W. Milne, age 52 of Wayne, died on Monday, January 12, 2015 with his family at his bedside. He had battled with a very rare genetic disease for several years.
James was a conductor with the Long Island Railroad since 1988. He loved his job and especially the many great friends he considered himself privileged to work with there. Most of his coworkers knew him as “Jersey Jim” or “Jimmy the teeth” because of his perfect smile.
James grew up in the Richmond Hill section of Queens before moving to Copiague, NY, on Long Island, where he graduated high school in 1980. Copiague is right next to the infamous Amityville, NY and James was certain beyond any doubt that his home was also haunted. “Harry” the ghost was practically a member of the family, rarely causing any real trouble other than slamming doors, banging on the walls and throwing things on the floor. He appeared regularly around the house, but you were almost certain to see him if you ventured into the basement. James loved to share stories about Harry the ghost. In fact, James was a great story teller and loved to make people laugh.
James was a charming, charismatic guy and he seemed to attract friends easily. He had many friends, all of whom he genuinely cared about. A seemingly endless flow of those friends came to visit him in the hospital during the past few weeks and his wife was very moved by their compassion. James loved to play cards with his buddies and he took a deck of cards with him just about everywhere he went. Poker was his game and he even played in a few Texas Hold’em tournaments down in Atlantic City. The playing cards always came out at family gatherings and you could be sure that James was “all in.” He also had a group of golfing friends who would meet every Sunday, weather permitting, at any number of golf courses in the area to play golf. He loved those Sundays out with the guys and they all had a great time together.
Cars were one of James’ passions; he simply loved his cars. From his earliest GTO and Camaro, to his IROC Z28, BMW’s, Audi’s, and his most recent F150 Raptor, he would tell you to either “go big or go home!” Another nickname of his was “Big Ticket Jim” which pretty much sums up his appetite for nice things.
In the 1980’s, James took a ‘cruise to nowhere’ with a bunch of his buddies out of New York City. It was just a quick cruise to get away from it all and unwind a little with his friends. James had no idea he would be meeting his future wife, Tina Alesandrelli, on that cruise. They exchanged phone numbers and began calling each other. James told Tina that she was “G.U.”, which stood for Geographically Undesirable, due to the long distance between him in Long Island and her in New Jersey. However, love won the day and James soon moved to New Jersey. They were soon engaged and married on May 21, 1993. After a honeymoon to St. Lucia, they settled in West Paterson and then moved to Wayne in 1997. They had a fun marriage and James was deeply in love with Tina.
James was also the most proud father you can imagine. His daughter Jessica brought him more joy than anything and he was committed to teaching ‘Beanie’ as much as he could. He trained her through the various sports she played as a young girl, he taught her to ice skate (since he was a huge hockey fan, he thought she should know how to skate!), he took her snowboarding, and they played lacrosse together. Jessica and her dad often went to the golf range and shagged balls together, and this was particularly special time for just the two of them. As an added treat, the two of them would go to Chick-fil-A for a bite – one of their favorite places to eat together.
James is survived by his beloved wife Tina of Wayne, his darling daughter Jessica of Wayne, his two sisters; Tina Corallo and her husband Ken of Texas and Jean Buchanan of Texas, many nieces and nephews; Cody, Sarah, Donella, Stephanie, Chelsea, Anthony, Deona, Samuel, Nicole, Tony, one great-niece; Madelyn, his beloved mother-in-law; Rosemarie Alesandrelli, and his father’s wife; Maryann Milne of Florida. James was predeceased by his parents, John and Barbara Milne, and by his brother John in 2006.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Friday, January 16, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Friday, January 16, 2015 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
James W. Milne, age 52 of Wayne, died on Monday, January 12, 2015 with his family at his bedside. He had battled with a very rare genetic disease for several years.
James was a conductor with the Long Island Railroad since 1988. He loved his job and especially the many great friends he considered himself privileged to work with there. Most of his coworkers knew him as “Jersey Jim” or “Jimmy the teeth” because of his perfect smile.
James grew up in the Richmond Hill section of Queens before moving to Copiague, NY, on Long Island, where he graduated high school in 1980. Copiague is right next to the infamous Amityville, NY and James was certain beyond any doubt that his home was also haunted. “Harry” the ghost was practically a member of the family, rarely causing any real trouble other than slamming doors, banging on the walls and throwing things on the floor. He appeared regularly around the house, but you were almost certain to see him if you ventured into the basement. James loved to share stories about Harry the ghost. In fact, James was a great story teller and loved to make people laugh.
James was a charming, charismatic guy and he seemed to attract friends easily. He had many friends, all of whom he genuinely cared about. A seemingly endless flow of those friends came to visit him in the hospital during the past few weeks and his wife was very moved by their compassion. James loved to play cards with his buddies and he took a deck of cards with him just about everywhere he went. Poker was his game and he even played in a few Texas Hold’em tournaments down in Atlantic City. The playing cards always came out at family gatherings and you could be sure that James was “all in.” He also had a group of golfing friends who would meet every Sunday, weather permitting, at any number of golf courses in the area to play golf. He loved those Sundays out with the guys and they all had a great time together.
Cars were one of James’ passions; he simply loved his cars. From his earliest GTO and Camaro, to his IROC Z28, BMW’s, Audi’s, and his most recent F150 Raptor, he would tell you to either “go big or go home!” Another nickname of his was “Big Ticket Jim” which pretty much sums up his appetite for nice things.
In the 1980’s, James took a ‘cruise to nowhere’ with a bunch of his buddies out of New York City. It was just a quick cruise to get away from it all and unwind a little with his friends. James had no idea he would be meeting his future wife, Tina Alesandrelli, on that cruise. They exchanged phone numbers and began calling each other. James told Tina that she was “G.U.”, which stood for Geographically Undesirable, due to the long distance between him in Long Island and her in New Jersey. However, love won the day and James soon moved to New Jersey. They were soon engaged and married on May 21, 1993. After a honeymoon to St. Lucia, they settled in West Paterson and then moved to Wayne in 1997. They had a fun marriage and James was deeply in love with Tina.
James was also the most proud father you can imagine. His daughter Jessica brought him more joy than anything and he was committed to teaching ‘Beanie’ as much as he could. He trained her through the various sports she played as a young girl, he taught her to ice skate (since he was a huge hockey fan, he thought she should know how to skate!), he took her snowboarding, and they played lacrosse together. Jessica and her dad often went to the golf range and shagged balls together, and this was particularly special time for just the two of them. As an added treat, the two of them would go to Chick-fil-A for a bite – one of their favorite places to eat together.
James is survived by his beloved wife Tina of Wayne, his darling daughter Jessica of Wayne, his two sisters; Tina Corallo and her husband Ken of Texas and Jean Buchanan of Texas, many nieces and nephews; Cody, Sarah, Donella, Stephanie, Chelsea, Anthony, Deona, Samuel, Nicole, Tony, one great-niece; Madelyn, his beloved mother-in-law; Rosemarie Alesandrelli, and his father’s wife; Maryann Milne of Florida. James was predeceased by his parents, John and Barbara Milne, and by his brother John in 2006.
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