Obituary of James Barwick

BARWICK, James R., age 74, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Born in New York City, he lived in Paterson until moving to Wyckoff 15 years ago. James was a self employed accountant. Jim was a proud graduate of New York University and was formerly employed by Look Magazine, Merck Corporation and Johnson & Johnson. He was a member and past president of the Polish University Club of New Jersey, and a member of The Kosciuszko Foundation, where he met his wife. He is survived by his loving wife Harriet "Jadzia", sons James R. III and wife Kathy, John and wife Marcie, and Robert. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren: Erica, Jillian, Ryan, Brendan, Meghan, Kendra, Jim, Cameron, Andrea, Katelyn and Krystie. A memorial Mass will be held, 10:00 am, Saturday, March 7 at St. Elizabeth's RC Church, 700 Wyckoff Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. Arrangements by the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ, www.vpfh.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the The Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 East 65th Street, NY, NY 10065 or the Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps., P.O. Box 214, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.