He is survived by his wife Holly. They shared 53 years of marriage, in which they traveled extensively and enjoyed their rescue dogs, Bennie and Charlie. Together they created a unique business, Yard Garb, designing whimsical and interesting sculptures out of recycled metal, which they sold at many galleries and art shows along the Maine coast.
He is also survived by his daughter Dr. Nicole Galante and her fiancé Mike Kearns, who live in Milbridge, Maine. Also surviving sister in-law Christine Doose, nephew Mark Paradis, niece Holly Pierce and many great nephews and nieces.
The material handling industry has been forever changed by his work over the last 53 years. He spent the last 25 years with Southworth Products, Falmouth. His career began with Autoquip Corporation, Oklahoma, in 1968.
Jim loved every aspect of his life, he is going to be greatly missed by his family and many others.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Jones, Rich & Barnes Funeral Home, 199 Woodford Street, Portland, ME on January 28, 2022 at 1pm. The service can be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/jonesrichbarnes
Please visit www.jonesrichandbarnes.com to contribute a video for the service, to view Jim's tribute page and to sign his online guestbook.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in James' memory may be made to Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, 217 Landing Rd, Westbrook , Maine 04092 US, https://arlgp.org/; and ARK Animal Shelter, 60 Barber Lane, Cherryfield, Maine 04622 US, https://thearkpets.org/.
