University of Michigan Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Jack Northam
NORTHAM, JACK IRWIN Kalamazoo, MI Jack Irwin Northam, age 98, passed away December 9, 2013 at Bronson Hospital after a short illness. Jack was born May 27, 1915 in Toronto, Canada, the son of John and Edith (Packington) Northam. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and his wife Louise of 71 years. The family came to New York City in 1923. After attending public schools in Manhattan and the Bronx, he started at a three-year high school, Townsend Harris Hall, in...