James S. McGreevy

Mr. James S. McGreevy, 84, of Frederick, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Walkersville. He was the loving husband of Amanda Thompson McGreevy, his bride of nearly 40 years.

He was born in Taunton, Mass., and was the son of Leora Louise and James Woodward McGreevy. He graduated from Saugus High School in 1944 and began work with General Electric in the field of metallurgy in the jet propulsion lab. After leaving GE, he began working for publishing companies in the field of marketing and direct mail advertising. Mr. McGreevy graduated from the School of Education at Boston University in 1958 and had also studied at the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University. In the field of publishing, he worked for companies such as Ginn & Co. and G.K. Hall in Boston, Carrollton Press in Roslyn, and prior to his retirement in 1994, worked for University Publications of America in Frederick and Congressional Information Service in Bethesda. Born into a musical household, James was active in church choirs in the Boston area as well as All Saints' Episcopal Church in Frederick where he became a member in 1981. He was also a member of St. Mary's Chapter. James was an avid gardener and spent countless hours tending to his beautiful flower gardens.

In addition to his wife, Mr. McGreevy is survived by his two sons, Ian Fitz-Hugh McGreevy and his wife, Peg, of Frederick, and Jonathan Westgate McGreevy and his wife, Karen, of Hagerstown. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Lily Amaranth Foland, Madelin Alexis Foland, Finn Joseph McGreevy, and Sullivan Thomas McGreevy, all of Hagerstown. James is also survived by his dear friend of close to 60 years, William Reardon of Arlington, Mass.

The family will receive friends between the hours of 2 and 4 and 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at Keeney & Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 106 W. Church Street, Frederick. The Rev. Thomas S. Rogers III and the Rev. Thomas W. Claggett III will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests monetary donations in Mr. McGreevy's name to the National Trust for Historic Preservation at PreservationNation.org, the Whitman-Walker Clinic at 1701 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20009-4308, or the St. Mary's Chapter of All Saints' Episcopal Church, 106 W. Church St., Frederick MD 21701.

The family would also like to thank the staff of Glade Valley Nursing and Rehab as well as the doctors and staff of Cardiovascular Specialists of Frederick for the care and compassion they expressed to Mr. McGreevy.

Please view and sign the family guestbook by going to KeeneyBasford.com.