1944
James
2014
James McInerney
October 25, 1944 — June 12, 2014
James Harvey McInerney Jr.
October 25, 1944-June 12, 2014
Jim was literally a war-baby, born in Philadelphia while his father was stationed there in the U.S. Navy. He grew up in Larchmont, New York and attended Iona Prep where he made loyal, life-long friends. After graduation in 1962, he attended Yale University, majoring in English, and spent one of the happiest years of his life in France, learning to speak like a native and indulging in good food, great art, and the joie de vivre of Paris.
After receiving his diploma cum laude he attended Penn Law School briefly before deciding to become an international banker. He worked at Philadelphia National Bank where he made the most of his job globe-trotting and enjoyed the bachelor life in Philadelphia with another group of great colleagues and friends. Life changed when he met his soon-to-be wife Jenifer: they settled in Swarthmore and he began work for AIG in Delaware.
Three years later they found themselves in Cleveland with new jobs, Jim at AmeriTrust, and the arrival a wonderful son Jamie born in 1981. Jim was a terrific father and regularly attended every football game and lacrosse match and took great care of Jamie while his wife was off on archaeological excavations. Whenever he traveled to a new spot on the globe, Jamie received a postcard describing the sights.
After he retired from Key Bank, Jim taught courses in finance at Baldwin Wallace College, and gave lectures in universities as far away as Brazil and China. His struggle with Parkinson's prevented him from continuing as a highly regarded teacher, but not from traveling to Europe and India which he did whenever he had the chance. Jim's knowledge of the world and its history was vast and he could always be counted on to provide some obscure fact or bit of context when asked.
Jim's large family mourns his loss but celebrates his well traveled life, the motto of which would be '"It is not the destination but the journey that counts." He is survived by his wife Jenifer Neils, son James Harvey McInerney IV, brothers Thomas and Peter McInerney, sisters Sandy Larkin and Virginia Stephens and numerous nieces and nephews. We are grateful to Clayton Daniels for his loyal help.
Contributions may be made in Jim's name to Parkinson's Education Program of Greater Cleveland, Yale University, or any charity of one's choice.
A celebration of his life will be held 4-8p this Sunday, June 15th, 2014 at 2467 Guilford Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.
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October 25, 1944-June 12, 2014
Jim was literally a war-baby, born in Philadelphia while his father was stationed there in the U.S. Navy. He grew up in Larchmont, New York and attended Iona Prep where he made loyal, life-long friends. After graduation in 1962, he attended Yale University, majoring in English, and spent one of the happiest years of his life in France, learning to speak like a native and indulging in good food, great art, and the joie de vivre of Paris.
After receiving his diploma cum laude he attended Penn Law School briefly before deciding to become an international banker. He worked at Philadelphia National Bank where he made the most of his job globe-trotting and enjoyed the bachelor life in Philadelphia with another group of great colleagues and friends. Life changed when he met his soon-to-be wife Jenifer: they settled in Swarthmore and he began work for AIG in Delaware.
Three years later they found themselves in Cleveland with new jobs, Jim at AmeriTrust, and the arrival a wonderful son Jamie born in 1981. Jim was a terrific father and regularly attended every football game and lacrosse match and took great care of Jamie while his wife was off on archaeological excavations. Whenever he traveled to a new spot on the globe, Jamie received a postcard describing the sights.
After he retired from Key Bank, Jim taught courses in finance at Baldwin Wallace College, and gave lectures in universities as far away as Brazil and China. His struggle with Parkinson's prevented him from continuing as a highly regarded teacher, but not from traveling to Europe and India which he did whenever he had the chance. Jim's knowledge of the world and its history was vast and he could always be counted on to provide some obscure fact or bit of context when asked.
Jim's large family mourns his loss but celebrates his well traveled life, the motto of which would be '"It is not the destination but the journey that counts." He is survived by his wife Jenifer Neils, son James Harvey McInerney IV, brothers Thomas and Peter McInerney, sisters Sandy Larkin and Virginia Stephens and numerous nieces and nephews. We are grateful to Clayton Daniels for his loyal help.
Contributions may be made in Jim's name to Parkinson's Education Program of Greater Cleveland, Yale University, or any charity of one's choice.
A celebration of his life will be held 4-8p this Sunday, June 15th, 2014 at 2467 Guilford Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118.
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