James Richard "Jim" Barron

Of Stoughton but OFD (Originally from Dorchester) passed away on Saturday December 3, 2022.

Jim was born in Boston and the fourth of ten children born to Patrick Barron and Agnes Ryan Barron. Jim was married to Patricia (Smith) Barron until her passing in 1991. He was the proud father of Dion Barron, Donna Ryan, Denise Schepis and Laura Morrison. He enjoyed being the fun loving grandfather to Kevin Schepis, Sean Morrison and Nicole Morrison. He is survived by his children, partner Diana Downey, siblings Allen Barron of MD and Marie Burns of MA. He was predeceased by his parents, wife Pat, and brothers Harold, Leo, Ronald, Kenneth, William, Patrick, and Robert.

Jim grew up in the Fields Corner section of Dorchester. He was the son of a fisherman and grew up eating lobster. It was the poor man’s seafood at that time, but set him on the path to his love of food. Jim enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in West Germany. Upon being discharged, he moved back to the Boston area and became a carpenter. He was a proud union member of Local 33 and was active for 63 years.

Jim had many interests and activities. He was heavily involved in the Knights of Columbus, Mt. Pleasant Council #98 in West Roxbury. He loved card games of all sorts, particularly cribbage and bridge. Other passions included music and dancing a mean jitterbug or polka. He remained a longtime student of Vipassana meditation and went on numerous retreat over the years. Jim was an adventurous soul in life. He was always willing to try anything at least once. This openness to new things was never more prevalent than his love of food.

If you ever met Jim Barron, you knew his aptitude for storytelling. Nothing in his life was boring or mundane and neither were his stories. For every outlandish but true story, there were 2 more waiting to be told.

A Memorial Gathering will be held in the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole St. (Rt. 1A) NORWOOD on Sunday December 18, 2022 from 2:00-4:00 PM. A reception in celebration of Jim's life will follow. All other services are private.

Rather than flowers, please consider making a donation in Jim's memory to the Greater Boston Food Bank. See gbfb.org.