James M. Gomes

James M. Gomes, Sr., 78, of Rowley, formerly of Boxford, died Sunday morning, January 26, 2020 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Crenny) Gomes, with whom he shared fifty-three years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 5, 1941, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (McClure) Gomes. He was raised and educated in Upper Darby, PA and was a graduate of Upper Darby High School. Jim served honorably in the U.S. Army Reserves for six years. He owned and operated Liberty Electro Marketing, working in electronic component sales. Prior to starting his own company, he worked in sales at Amp, Inc. for 17 years and at Midland Ross, where he was national sales manager. Prior to settling in Boxford, where he and his wife raised their family, they lived in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio. He had resided in Rowley for the last six years. A communicant of Saint Rose of Lima Church in Topsfield, he served in the parish as a eucharistic minister. Jim enjoyed tennis and golf, and he loved to cook. For twenty-five years, he loved time spent with family and friends in St. Augustine, FL. In addition to his wife, he leaves three children, James Gomes, Jr. and his wife Holly of Danvers, Katie Desmond and her husband Dan of Beverly, and Megan McFaul and her husband Rick of Phoenix, MD, five grandchildren, Taylor and Emma Gomes, Finnegan James McFaul, and Brady and Maggie Desmond, his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Maureen Gomes, Dorothy Kenney, John and Barbara Crenny, Margaret and Robert Creedon, and Kathleen and Donald Miller, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Joseph and John Gomes. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 10AM in Saint Rose of Lima Church, 20 Park St., Topsfield. Burial will follow in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Wednesday from 4-7PM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim’s memory may be made to the Kaplan Family Hospice House, 78 Liberty St., Danvers, MA 01923. For directions or to leave a condolence, please visit www.LyonsFuneral.com.