James F. Dowd Jr., 62, of Medway died December 31 in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. He was the husband of Carleen R. (Scott) Dowd.
Born in Framingham, January 25, 1948, the son of the late James F. Dowd Sr. and Dorothy (Slavin) Dowd, Mr. Dowd was raised in Framingham and had been a resident of Medway for the past 31 years.
Mr. Dowd was a graduate of Marian High School and the Ward School of Business in Worcester.
Mr. Dowd had been a salesman at Nissan 24 in Brockton for many years. He had previously worked in the sales department of Long Cadillac in Framingham for 17 years.
Mr. Dowd served in the Army during the Viet Nam War.
Jim loved to play golf, work in his yard and to play with his grandsons.
In addition to his wife, he is also survived by his daughters, Allison R. White and her husband Charles of North Brookfield and Cherilyn Dowd of Medway.
He is also survived by his sisters, Colleen Moore of Maynard and Paula Lewis of Framingham.
Mr. Dowd also is survived by his grandsons, Brodie James, and Cullan Francis White, and many nieces and nephews.
His funeral will be held on Wednesday, January 5 from the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home, 3 Barber St. in Medway at 9:15 followed by a funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Medway.
Calling hours will be on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to the Medway Fire /EMS Department, 44 Milford St., Medway, MA 02053 or to the charity of one’s choice.