Team,

I write to share the sad news we have received regarding the passing of James Reynolds, father of our team member Rich Reynolds, Regional Director in the Central Regional Development.

Thursday – September 5, 2013

Visitation

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy. 35, Wall, NJ

732-449-6900

Friday – September 6, 2013

Mass of Christian Burial

11:00 am

St. Denis Church, Manasquan, NJ

Please keep Rich, his father and the entire Reynolds family in your prayers.

In Notre Dame,

Kevin Cannon

The complete obituary is below:

James E. Reynolds, Jr. “Jim”, 95, of Brielle, NJ and formerly of South Orange & Short Hills and Delray Beach, FL, passed away on September 4, 2013, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Jersey City to Dr. James & Margaret (Ryan) Reynolds, Jim attended St. Peter’s Prep and Seton Hall University, where he was a standout on the basketball court, captaining the team in ‘39 and later being inducted into the Seton Hall University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979. Jim also served as President & Secretary of the Student Council, and later co-founded The Pirate Blue Athletic Fund along with Don Horn and Pete Finnerty. Jim was most recently active as a member of the Alumni Board of Directors.

Jim was President of Reynolds Shipyard Corp., and his involvement in the industry led him to election as President of the NY-NJ Dry Dock Association (‘73-‘76), as well as President of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce (’75-’76).

Jim was predeceased by his beloved wife Jane McDonough Reynolds in 1998, and his sister Katherine Crowley. He leaves siblings Margaret White (St. Augustine, FL), Eileen Scatourchio (Spring Lake Heights, NJ), and Jeanne Bott (Wall, NJ). Jim also leaves his devoted children- Patricia Knopf (Brielle, NJ), Susan Hewson & Gilbert (North Myrtle Beach, SC), Kathleen Lichtstein & Jerry (Scottsdale, AZ), James E. Reynolds III & Carter(Short Hills, NJ), Barbara Haggerty & William (Pepper Pike, Ohio), Michael Reynolds & Susan (Bridgewater, NJ), Richard Reynolds & Kimberly (New Canaan, CT), Gregory Reynolds & Kathy (Belmar, NJ), and Stephen Reynolds & Julia (Newtown, PA); 32 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be at O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy. 35, Wall, today, Thursday, from 4-8pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Denis Church, Manasquan, on Friday at 11am, with entombment to follow at St. Catharine Mausoleum, Sea Girt.

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to: Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, 37 Villa Road, Suite 109, Greenville, SC 29615.

For more directions and condolences, please visit www.obrienfuneralhome.com.