James Clarke Bashelor

James was born on November 28, 1955 and passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. James was a resident of Bozrah, New Jersey at the time of passing. Clarke graduated from Wake Forest University and pitched for their baseball team. He embarked upon a second career in education after retiring from the United States Coast Guard with the rank of Commander and logging over 5,000 flight hours as a HH-60 search and rescue helicopter pilot. Clarke graduated from Wake Forest University and pitched for their baseball team. The Memorial Liturgy will be celebrated 10 am Monday, October 9th, directly at the Cathedral of St. Patrick, 213 Broadway, Norwich. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 10 Brookline Place, W 6th floor, Brookline MA 02445 1-800-525-4669 http://www.dana-farber.org/ Hospice Care of Southeastern Connecticut 227 Dunham Street, Norwich CT 06360 http://www.hospicesect.org Visitation at the Aurora McCarthy Funeral Home from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on October 8, 2017. Sunday October 8, 2017 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Aurora McCarthy Funeral Home 167 Old Hartford Road Colchester, CT 06415 Memorial Liturgy Monday October 9, 2017 10:00 AM Cathedral of St. Patrick 213 Broadway Norwich, CT 06360 Visitation at the Aurora McCarthy Funeral Home from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on October 8, 2017. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 (www.dana-farber.org/gift) to further Adult Neurological Cancer research, or to the Center for Hospice Care Southeast Connecticut, 227 Dunham St., Norwich 06360 (www.hospicesect.org).