James M. Lindsay

James (Jimmy) M. Lindsay passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026, surrounded by family. Jim was born in Utica, New York and was the youngest child of the Lindsay family. He was predeceased by his parents James E. and Helen Martin Lindsay, and his sisters Patricia Devereux and Mae Donahoe Fehr. Jim is survived by his wife Kathleen, their five children James, Jeffrey, Julie (Michael Englert), Kathleen, and John (Vickie McCullough) and their five grandchildren Jeremy, Jeffreylee, Gabrielle, Rylie, and Rachele.

Jim was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy and Castleton University. He also did graduate work at Siena College, Russell Sage College, State University of New York Oneonta and Cornell University on a federal grant. Later, he became the Vice President of the Castleton University Alumni Association.

Jim devoted his life to education and was the director of Camp Barker, the Troy Boy’s Club Summer Camp at Forest Lake and co-director of the first Operation Head Start in Rensselaer County with programs in fourteen different locations. In 1966 he became the first full time director of Albany County Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) and was a member of the Governor's Council on Physical and Developmental Disabilities. In addition to his work in education Jim was an eucharistic minister of Historic St. Mary’s Church in downtown Albany for many years with an emphasis on housebound senior citizens in Albany and Rensselaer Counties.

In the summer you could find Jim where he was happiest, with his family at their camp on Stoner Lake in the Adirondacks or on their annual trip to York Beach, Maine. In the winter Jim and Kathleen could be found cross country skiing in Glens Falls, Boonville and Paul Smith in the Adirondacks.

We would like to give a special thanks to Jim’s hospice nurse, Erin and Chaplain, Garth for their tremendous care and support. We would also like to thank Jim’s honorary son Mark for his continued care and support of Jim and his family. Lastly, we would like to thank Father Rendell Torres for the comfort he offered Jim and his family during their time of grief.

Jim’s life will be celebrated with a private family service. In lieu of flowers, you can honor Jim’s memory with a random act of kindness or by donating to the Alzheimer's Association.