James Heywood

James Wallace Heywood

Red Hook - James Wallace Heywood, born March 2, 1943, died on February 12, 2012, at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, after an illness with cancer.

Mr. Heywood worked for virtually his entire career as a chef and instructor at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and was the longest-tenured faculty member in the history of the school, employed there for 37 years.

James W. Heywood was born in Boston, Mass., to the late Harriet Stubbs and the late Charles Francis Heywood. He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth, of Red Hook, New York, and two sons, Timothy Patrick, of Surfside, Florida, and Christopher Charles, of New York, New York. He is also survived by his brother Stephen Heywood, of Boston, Mass. and several nieces and nephews.

His unique sense of humor and infectious spirit will be forever remembered by the generations of students he taught over the nearly four decades of his career and the family and friends whose lives he touched every day.

A memorial service will be held in Jim Heywood's honor at The Culinary Institute of America on February 27 at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the James W. Heywood Memorial Scholarship, c/o The Culinary Institute of America, Office of Advancement, 1946 Campus Dr., Hyde Park, NY 12538.

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