Jim McCarthy

James M. McCarthy was born in Chicago, IL, on 7-May-1943, the second son of Charles McCarthy, Sr. and Irene (Ebeling) McCarthy. He died in San Francisco on 19-June-2022 of Congestive Heart Failure, at the age of 79.

The family moved from Chicago in 1948, settling in Fontana, CA. They started a chicken ranch there (5,000 egg-laying hens), and Jim spent much of his early years helping on the ranch.

He attended San Bernardino Valley College, the University of California, Riverside, and Cal State University, San Bernardino, before earning his Master's Degree in Library Science from University of Southern California (USC).

Jim had a 30-year career at DeAnza college in Cupertino, where he retired as Dean of Library Services in 2006. He was an active volunteer at the San Francisco SPCA and at the San Francisco Opera House as an usher. He loved traveling, and went on many cruises with his brother and sister-in-law.

He is survived by his older brother, Charles. Jim's cremated remains will be interred at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, CA, alongside his Mother's and Father's remains.

This obituary was written by Charles McCarthy.

Posted here June 27, 2022