Obituary of Fr. James C. Tuxbury

Fr. James C. Tuxbury, OFM Fr. James C. Tuxbury, OFM entered into rest Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson. He was 78. Charles James, son of Joseph G. and Mary (McNamara) Tuxbury, was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on January 14, 1932. Following studies at Saint John's University, James was ordained to the priesthood at Saint Joseph's Church, Lynn, on May 1, 1963 by Bishop Thomas J. Riley for the Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota. Following his ordination, Fr. James served in a variety of assignments in the Diocese of Bismarck until September 1980. At that time he began working in Missouri. When Bishop John F. Kinney became ordinary in 1983, Bishop Kinney gave him permission to work in the Archdiocese of Boston. James served at Saint Ann Church, Neponset (May 1984) and at Saint John the Baptist Church in Quincy (December 1986). After his mother's death, having cared for her for a number of years, James petitioned to become a friar in the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception. On February 1, 1991, Fr. James entered postulancy at Mount Alvernia Friary, Wappingers Falls. He was received into the novitiate on April 30, 1991 at Saint Anthony Friary in Catskill, and made his first profession of vows on May 1, 1992. James was admitted to solemn vows on August 15, 1995. After solemn profession James was appointed pastor of Saint Margaret Church in Buzzards Bay. In August 2001, for medical reasons, Fr. James retired from full-time ministry with residence at Saint Anthony Friary, Catskill. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Saint Anthony Friary, 24 Harrison Street in Catskill, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., with a Wake Service at 7:30 pm. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28. Interment will follow in the Friars' Mausoleum at Mount Alvernia in Wappingers Falls. To send a personal condolence, please visit our website at www.StraubCatalanoHalvey.com