James William Boston

BOSTON James William Boston, age 67 of Fairfield, beloved husband for 47 years to Barbara Bowman Boston, died on August 17, 2010. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. on August 21, 1942, he was the son of the late John H. and Christine Hoffman Boston. He has been a resident of Fairfield for 45 years. Jim was the instrumental music teacher at Coleytown Middle School in Westport for 35 years. He graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology with Bachelor degrees in both Education and Performance and received his Masters in Education from the University of Bridgeport. Jim was the first director of the Fairfield Teen Center. He was active with the youth programs at First Church Congregational of Fairfield and on staff at Silver Lake Conference Center. Camping with his family was his favorite pastime. After retiring, Jim divided his time between working at the Fairfield Senior Center providing transportation for senior citizens and camping with his family. Survivors, in addition to his wife, are his daughters, Heather Garbacik and her husband, Edward of South Hadley, Mass., Holly Routhier and her husband, Robert of Fairfield, Sarah Barker and her husband, Alex of Chapel Hill, N.C. and Rebecca Dowd and her husband, James of Fairfield; his sister, Jean Fullen and her husband, William of New York, N.Y.; and 13 grandchildren, Zachary, Kevin, and Kate Garbacik, Jacob, Samuel, Elliot and Olivia Routhier, Evan, Lily and Ella Barker, and Aidan, Emily and Brian Dowd. A memorial service will be held at First Church Congregational in the fall. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Jim's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, 1-800-805-5856. Arrangements are under the direction of the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 S Benson Rd., Fairfield. To sign an online guestbook please visit www.spearmillerfuneralhome.com