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James McBride Obituary
Born in Ware, Mass., he was the son of Thomas and Ruby (Leitch) McBride. He moved to Rochester after serving in the U. S. Marine Corp from 1945 - 1949. Jim was a proud member of the U. S. Marine Band serving in Washington, D.C., Pearl Harbor, Guam, and Quantico, Va. He was called back to duty in 1950 to serve at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard until his honorable discharge in 1951.
For almost 40 years, Jim worked in the textile industry in quality control and as a supervisor. He was also a professional drummer for 54 years in the Seacoast area. He loved the many trips with his wife to Aruba, Hawaii, and cruising the Caribbean, dancing at Old Sports, music, and gardening.
Jim is survived by and will be sadly missed by his wife, Lois (Perry, Herlihy) McBride of Dover; his stepchildren and their families, Julie and James Ashworth of Vermont, Rita Herlihy, Patrick and Catherine Herlihy of New Hampshire and their children, Jamie and Josef Ashworth; and Sean, Siobhan, and Chiara Herlihy.
His stepson, Gary Herlihy, predeceased him. Jim's parents and brother, Thomas R. McBride, predeceased him as did his first wife, Joanne E. (Heaney) McBride.
He also leaves behind two daughters and their families, Cheryl (McBride) and Clayton Quimby of Cape Cod, Mass., Susan (McBride) and Richard Guay of Rochester and their children, Kate Quimby, Travis Quimby; and Chelsey Guay.
Private funeral services were held on April 16.
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Martin Jones
May 4, 2012
I heard about Jim's passing the other day. Memories of growing up in East Rochester came immediately to mind, and how another admired adult from my years there has passed on. The Mcbride household was always a welcoming home to the kids of my generation. Many Friday and Saturday nights were spent there around the kitchen table, or watching tv. I'm sure it was Jim and Joanne's way of helping to keep us out of trouble, or at least in less trouble. Two memories of Jim really stand out. One was his goodnatured willingness though not a skier himself to load up his car on a Saturday night, and drive a bunch of teenagers to Moose Mt. to ski. He'd sit in the lodge, listen to the band, talk with people, and then drive the whole tired and foolish bunch of us back to East Rochester when the lifts stopped. The other is the almost yearly burning of his back field. An event attended and anticipated by almost every kid in the Eastside. I looked forward to it every spring. The East Rochester Fire Dept. had a rather different view I suspect. He was a classic Eastside personage and I was lucky to have known him.
Margie (Jones) & Ron Turner
April 24, 2012
Cheryl, Susan, and Families,
Our deepest sympathies on the loss of your dad. We have fond memories of him ice skating in East Rochester. May the wonderful memories you and others have of your dad help ease your pain during this difficult time.
With Deepest Sympathy,
charlene atkinson-bernier
April 23, 2012
Cheryl, Susan and family
My thoughts and prayers are with you
Donna Pichette
April 21, 2012
Cheryl, Susan and the rest of Jim's family.
I have many wonderful memories of Jim from the East Rochester Baptist Church and more recently of him when he stopped into Red's Shoe Barn occassionaly. He was always such a wonderfully happy man who lived life to its fullest. May God give you peace in this time of need.
Debbie
April 20, 2012
Lois
I have fond momries of both you and Jim
I did his hair for many years at Hair Sense and always enjoyed his sense of humor and his many stories. I am sure he wil be missed.I am so sorry for your loss. DEbbie
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