James Clifford McNAMARA

McNAMARA James Clifford, 57, of Hawthorne, NJ, formerly of Hillsdale, NJ, on Friday, September 3, 2010, after a courageous and lifelong battle with Chrohn's Disease. James was born May 18, 1953 to John and Virginia McNamara (deceased). He is survived by his brother Kevin of Concord, NH, sister Eileen of Hoboken, NJ, brother Neil and sister-in-law Marta Norman of Hillsdale. Jim was a gifted Jazz Piano player, who taught piano privately for 35 years. He performed at Jazz venues in North Jersey. He was a graduate of Ramapo College with a B.A. in Psychology. Beloved by family and friends, he will be sorely missed. Funeral Service at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ on Thursday at 11 AM. The family will receive their friends on Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 PM.