Obituary of James 'Jim' McGuire

McGUIRE, James Joseph - Born in Carbonear on March 25, 1915; deceased in Cambridge, Ontario on May 13, 2014 in his one-hundredth year. Jim started his cooking career in 1929 with the Labrador Development Company working on construction projects at Gander, Newfoundland then spent 8 years at the U.S. Navy Base in Argentia, Newfoundland as head chef, then 16 years with Quebec North Shore Labrador until 1967. From 1967 to 1980, Jim worked in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario until he retired at 65. He served his second career as head cook at Carol Currier Residence for the Cambridge Association for the Mentally Handicapped from 1981 to 1995. He has many fond memories of working with the staff and residents until he retired at 80. Jim was a sponsor of Foster Parents Plan in Bolivia and Honduras. He travelled widely and was on several cruises. Leaving many nieces and nephews behind, perhaps now he is on the greatest cruise of all. Special thanks to Ed Huddleston, the Cohen family and all at Fiddler's Green, Mark Orell, Adrian Semper, Joan Stanley and the community care workers for their support over the years. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Cambridge on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Cremation followed. Jim's final resting place will be alongside his parents in St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Carbonear on Saturday, July 19 at 11:00 a.m. Donations may be made to Cambridge Community Living or the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.