JAMES A. DUFF

  
JAMES ALOYSIUS DUFF (Age 90)  
Passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Born in Plainfield, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Mary Veronica Moreland Duff and John Charles Duff.He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth (Betty) Duff; his four children, Catherine Flynn Duff, James Charles Duff and his wife, Karen, Michael Joseph Duff and his wife, Marilyn and Matthew Caddell Duff and his wife, Jodi. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, Jacqueline, Elise, Kevin, Caitlin, Brian, Kellie, Shannon and Patrick.Mr. Duff graduated from Norwich Free Academy and went directly into the Navy where he served aboard the U.S.S. Miami CL89 in the Pacific during World War II. After his military service he graduated from Benjamin Franklin University in Washington, D. C. and went to work for the U. S. Government at the Treasury Department. After leaving Treasury he joined the U. S. General Accounting Office. During his career, he received many awards for his work. Mr. Duff traveled extensively throughout the world and he and his family lived in Madrid and Paris, later they settled in Bethesda, Maryland.When Mr. Duff retired, in 1984, he and his wife, Betty, built a home in Ocean Pines, Maryland. He was actively involved in the Ocean Pines community for many years.Mr. Duff was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church and served many years as usher. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 11 a.m.