OBITUARY FROM THE DAILY PRESS (NEWPORT NEWS, VA), JANUARY 8, 2017:

James Edward Garretty, Esq, passed away on December 27th, 2016, as a result of congestive heart failure. He was 70 years of age. Heaven welcomes him. He was a member of the California Bar, was certified by the Supreme Court of California and was an attorney and counselor for the Supreme Court of the United States. His distinguished career in law spanned decades. Jimmy grew up in Hobart, Indiana, and resided in Washington State, Hawaii, and Los Angeles, California before moving to Gloucester, Virginia in 2007, to enthusiastically pursue retirement, golf, and his great love of football.

He is survived by his wife, Patsy Lynn Garretty, his sons, Sean Patrick Garretty and Christopher James Garretty, his stepdaughter, Jaclyn Faith Greene, and his brother, Patrick Garretty, as well as many friends around the country who loved him and will miss him.

A private service for family will be held in Gloucester, Virginia. In memory of James, memorial contributions may be given to the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society at P. O. Box 385, Gloucester,  Virginia, 23061. http://www.gmhumanesociety.org/more-ways-to-give.html. Arrangements by Hogg Funeral Home and Crematory, Gloucester Point. Family and friends may share condolences and memories at www.hoggfh.com.

This information was obtained from: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailypress/obituary.aspx?pid=183406513. The photo was obtained from the 1964 HHS Memories yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at https://archive.org/stream/HOHS1964Images/.

FROM CLASSMATE NANCY HOLLEY SCHMELTER, CLASS OF 1964:

Jim was a fine friend who was always a gentleman. He accomplished many things in his career and life. Please see his obituary for family details.