Jimmie Dwayne Clary, age 73, of Southport, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 after a lengthy battle with Dementia. Jim was born February 8, 1948 in Catron, MO, son of the late Howard A. Clary and Ocie Pearl Draper Clary.
Jim grew up in Missouri and attended Southeast Missouri State University, graduating with a B.S. Business Administration specializing in Organizational Development & Management Consultant Training, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was a proud member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity beginning in 1968 and has proudly worn his fraternity all his life.
Before reporting to Navy Officer Candidate School in 1970, he temporarily worked at Kroger as a management trainee in the Produce Dept.
Jim was commissioned and assigned as a Division Officer, on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) Fast Attack Aircraft Carrier (1970-72) responsible for 67 men. He also served as one of five qualified Underway Surface Warfare Officers of the Deck out of 130 ship’s officers. He retired as a Lieutenant Commander, US Navy Reserve in 1993.
Following the Navy, Jim and his family moved to Wilmington, NC. From 1974 – 1978, he worked for Federal Paper Board Co., Riegelwood, NC as their Employment Manager. In 1978, he went to work for Xerox Corporation, Wilmington, NC as a Senior Sales Executive and Major Account Executive.
In 1984, Jim joined Ricoh Corporation, Wilmington, NC as a Senior District Sales Manager.
In 1991, he was recruited by Image Office Systems, Raleigh, NC and was the President/General Manager (1991-1998). In 1998, he was recruited again by Carolina Office Equipment Co. (COECO), Raleigh, NC. After moving to Southport, NC, he continued to work for a satellite office of COECO in Wilmington, NC.
In 1998, Jim and Judy bought The Brunswick Inn on the Cape Fear River in Southport and turned that “mansion” into a “working” bed and breakfast, which they owned until 10/2019. They were now innkeepers and out of the corporate world.
In 2007, Jim became a realtor/BIC and worked with a couple small companies before he and Judy joined Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage and became The Clary Team. Jim worked in this area until retiring in the end of 2017.
In his “spare” time, Jim enjoyed his Boston Whaler, fishing with the grandchildren and the “Doodlebug” – his Catalina sailboat.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Lundberg Clary; his three children, Jill Clary Kyles (Scott), James Patrick Clary and Jennifer Clary Hunt (Mark) and two step children, Amy VanStry Faruqui, (Michael) and Michael VanStry (Alex); six grandchildren – Josiah, Naomi, Quinn, Nolan, Harrison and Avery and as “Geba” to Hayley; a brother David H. Clary and wife, Carolyn; and several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his favorite fur babies, Roxie and Tinkerbell.
Jim was loved and will be greatly missed by his wife, children, grandchildren and step children and step granddaughter. We pray that he is whole and healed with His Maker. And there is no doubt in any of our minds that he is in heaven already telling his ‘Navy’ stories”!
No celebration of life is planned at this time as his ashes will be scattered at sea. Sail on, Sail on Sailor.
Jim’s wish was to donate his body to East Carolina University – The Brody School of Medicine, but because of the pandemic, they could not accept the donations.
Donations can now be made in his memory to the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare c/o SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, 955 Mercy Lane SE, Bolivia, NC 28422.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com for the Clary family.
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