Obituary of James P. McLoughlin

James passed away peacefully on January 12th in his home surrounded by the comfort and love of his family.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Jim emigrated to NY City in 1958, and later that year brought his wife and children to join him. He worked multiple jobs to eventually own his own mom/pop restaurant in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Jim was a volunteer fireman, and an active lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus and of his church.

Jim and Becky were ballroom dancers extraordinaire, and many of their friends and family loved to watch them trip the light fantastic.

In his youth, Jim was a great soccer player and all-around sportsman, sponsoring several softball teams from his business. After raising his family, Jim sold the business and retired, ultimately moving to Los Altos Hills, where he settled for 28 years, and his second favorite song became "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". How we loved to hear him sing.

Jim and Becky loved their adoptive country, but never forgot their roots, and made many trips to the "old country" to visit all the relatives and friends. In his beautiful tenor rendition of his very favorite song, "Danny Boy", you could hear how deeply Jim felt for that old Dublin of his youth.

Jim and Becky became parishioners at St. Nicholas, where he was playfully dubbed "Monsignor McLoughlin". He believed in giving back, both in his service to the parish and in his volunteer work with the elderly disabled.

Jim's life was the epitome of the classic American dream--a working-class immigrant who by his diligent work and the support of his wife and family ended up owning and operating his own business, buying his own home, educating his children, and leaving behind a legacy of love and service to those in need.

Jim is survived by his wife, Rebecca McLoughlin, daughters Mary Fiorino, Elizabeth Blake, daughter and son-in-law Rebecca and John Cox, and son and wife James and Corrine McLoughlin, 8 beloved grandchilden, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. He will be remembered by a multitude of much-loved nieces and nephews around the world--all of whom were and are an integral part of his family.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Alzheimers Association in honor of James P. McLoughlin.

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