James Michael GREENWALD

1938 - 2016

Age 77, of St. Paul Passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 in his home. He was born May 3, 1938 in Niagara Falls, NY to Isobel Manley Greenwald and Clarence Greenwald. He graduated from La Salle High School in 1956 and the United States Naval Academy in 1960 where he received his commission as a Naval Officer in the Civil Engineer Corps. He married Marjorie Lu Hicks of Pensacola, FL in 1961. Jim obtained degrees in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management before being deployed to Vietnam in 1968 as part of Military Construction Battalion 8 of the Navy Seabees. He rose to the rank of Captain before retiring in 1987 when he began his second career building hotels for Marriott and then airports for Northwest Airlines. In 2013, he married his long-time partner Barbara. Jim was an avid outdoorsman, hunting with friends and fishing with his family as much as his busy schedule would allow. Those who worked with him know that he dearly loved what he did and achieved an unparalleled level of respect and accomplishment as a construction manager and builder. Jim was preceded in death by his parents Isobel and Clarence Greenwald. He is survived by his sister Carol Scouler (Bill), his partner Barbara, his son Michael Greenwald, his granddaughter Katherine Greenwald, his nieces Joanne Scouler and Bonnie Wojciehowski (Bart), his nephew Robert Scouler (Kelly), grandnieces Carey and Shea, grandnephews Danny and John, along with many friends and colleagues. Service 11AM Tuesday, May 3, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Snelling Ave. at Goodrich, St. Paul. Visitation 4-8PM Monday, May 2, at Willwerscheid Natural Burial and Cremation, 235 Wentworth Ave W., West St. Paul, 651-457-7938 and at church 1 hour before the service. Burial with honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the University of Minnesota Foundation, c/o Pulmonary Fibrosis, P.O. Box 860266, Minneapolis, MN. 55486, or the University of Minnesota Foundation, c/o Pulmonary Hypertension (Dr. Mare Pritzger), or a charity of your choosing.