James Michael McGuire
1936 - 2025
Surrounded by family, James Michael McGuire, 88, of Wilmington, DE and Vero Beach, FL passed away in Winston Salem, NC on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
He was born in Elizabeth, NJ on October 28, 1936 to James Joseph and Caroline Rose (ne Kaspar) McGuire. Jim attended Saint Benedicts Prep in Newark, NJ before studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame (Class of 1958) and earning a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at the Newark College of Engineering in 1961. Jim worked for several companies before joining Mobil Chemical Company in 1967 where he worked until 1986 when Container Corporation of America, a Mobil subsidiary, was acquired by Jefferson Smurfit Corporation. Jim retired from Smurfit in 1997. An avid golfer, Jim spent many hours playing golf in Wilmington, DE and Vero Beach, FL after his retirement. When not on the golf course he enjoyed time with his wife of 60 years, Reasel, and family on the beach in Delaware and Florida.
Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Reasel Margaret Poh, and sister, Shirley Zekas. He is survived by sister Joan Durning, son James Christopher McGuire (Katherine), daughter Lynn Marie McGuire Raj (Girish), son Matthew John McGuire and grandsons James Steven McGuire, Tristan Dean McGuire and Dylan John McGuire as well as loving nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church in Clemmons, NC at 11am on Wednesday, May 28 with bereavement reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Dementia Society of America (www.dementiasociety.org).