James Edward Green

James Edward Green, 71, (aka "JIM GREEN FROM ILLINOIS"), passed away peacefully on August 26, 2024, surrounded by his two loving children. Jim was born in Chicago on October 7, 1952, to Frank and Marion Green, and grew up in Wheaton with brothers Robert ("Bob") and William ("Bill"). As a boy, Jim loved baseball and golf and was the youngest Caddiemaster at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton before winning the Chick Evans Scholarship. Jim was a proud alumnus of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Accountancy) and Northwestern University (M.B.A.), and was a Varsity letter winner for the 1974 University of Illinois golf team. Jim held many positions in his professional career: auditor, controller, consultant, chief financial officer, but liked to describe himself as a consigliere. Eventually Jim went back to his first love, caddying, and he bounced back and forth between Naples National (FL) and Kingsbarns (Scotland) for almost a decade before retiring in 2012. Jim was a loving and devoted father, and a proud and loving grandfather. His wit was as quick as his tongue was sharp. He believed that Chicago Cubs fandom was stamped on our birth certificates, that peanut butter made everything better, and that the most important thing you can do is to just show up. He and his family were most proud of his 39 years of sobriety, which he credited to Alcoholics Anonymous. Nothing gave him more joy than watching his grandsons' baseball and hockey games or chatting with his granddaughters. Jim had a loving friendship with his first wife and high school sweetheart Nancy (Howard) Hunt. He is survived by his two children - Jason (Amy) and Corey (Scott Kosmeder); four grandchildren – Samantha, Brady, Owen, and Stella; his brother Bill (Dawn); and his niece and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Marion, his brother Bob, and nephew Alex. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made on his behalf to the Evans Scholars Foundation.