JAMES J. LIMA

LIMA, James J. Jr. Age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 7, 2021 after a brief illness. He is the beloved husband of Martha J. Lima (Rycroft) with whom he shared 66 years of marriage.

Jim was the son of the late James J. Lima, Sr., a Lexington police officer, and the late Agnes F. Lima. He is survived by his children, Pamela (Cobb) of Spotsylvania,VA, James and his wife Diane of Nashua, NH, Timothy and Heather of North Andover, MA, and the late Jack and his widow Diane of Seminole, FL. Beloved grandfather ("Pop") of Kevin, Alexandra, Danielle, Christopher, Timothy, Kathleen, Cameron, Courtney, and Kendall; also Brandon, Tiffany and Jonathan who predeceased him by accident in 1984. Jim was predeceased by his only brother, Kenneth J. Lima of Osterville, MA, formerly of Lexington.

Jim was a Navy veteran of the Korean War, a former Massachusetts State Police Trooper, a Lexington Police Captain, and a retired Director of Public Safety and Security at the Burlington Mall.

Following graduation from Lexington High School in 1949, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Navy and on June 25, 1950- the day the Korean War began - he graduated from Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He then served until 1954 as a Petty Officer with Carrier Air Group Three throughout the European Theater while aboard an aircraft carrier with the U.S. Navy's Sixth Fleet. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy in 1954, he enlisted in the Massachusetts State Police and served as a Trooper until 1958 when he was appointed to the Lexington Police Department as a Police Officer and rose through the ranks retiring in 1984 as a captain. He then accepted the position of Director of Public Safety and Security at the Burlington Mall, a post he held until 1999 when at the age of 67 he retired from public service.

An avid outdoorsman and during his younger days a golfer, hunter and fisherman, Jim was a multi sport high school athlete, sports enthusiast and lifelong fan of the Boston sports teams. Throughout his life he was always interested in the development and welfare of young people, championing their causes and volunteering his time in their service.

Visiting Hours will be on Friday, November 12th from 4 PM - 7 PM at the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Road, LEXINGTON, MA. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, November 13th at 10 AM at Sacred Heart Church, 16 Follen Road, Lexington, MA (procession from Douglass Funeral Home to the church at 9 AM). Interment to follow at Westview Cemetery, Lexington, MA.

At his family's request, donations in Jim's memory may be made to "The Matt Allen Fund" and sent directly to the Lexington Board of Selectman at the Town Office Building, Lexington, MA. Lexington

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