James E. McCall

Devoted son, brother, husband, father, uncle and grandfather, James “Jimmy” E. McCall, 82, passed away on October 17, 2022. A Teaneck resident since 1954 and a Teaneck High School graduate, James was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps who served in the military from 1958-1962. Jimmy was born on October 14, 1940 in French Hospital in New York City to his parents Edward J. McCall and Anna J. McCall (nee Birong). The oldest of four boys, he grew up in Hell’s Kitchen in New York City before moving to Teaneck. At the age of 18, Jimmy enlisted in the Marine Corps. Jimmy was a Marine who served most of his time in the Mediterranean and then in Cuba for the Cuban Missile Crisis. Towards the end of Jimmy’s service he was an MP (Military Police) at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, NJ. It was during this time that he met the love of his life, his wife of 59 years, Margaret. They settled in Teaneck where they later raised four daughters and where Jimmy served as a police officer in the Teaneck Police Department for almost 30 years. An avid reader, he had a love for both books and movies and could be frequently found at the local library, which Marge called his second home. Jimmy, along with his wife Marge, spent his retirement further serving his community and many organizations such as the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program, both the Gooney Bird and Devil Dog Marine Corps detachments, the American Legion, and VFW. Jimmy and Marge were chosen to receive the Four Chaplains Award from the Gooney Bird Marine Corps detachment, which is an award that is given for collegial selfless behavior while rendering religious support to the military community regardless of faith or race in keeping with the spirit of the sacrifice of the Four Chaplains. Anyone who had the privilege of knowing or meeting Jimmy can tell you of his giving, caring nature and willingness to help those in need. Jimmy spent his life giving back to the community that he loved and this kindness that he has always had for others is his family’s legacy. Jimmy was predeceased by his parents, Edward and Anna, his brother, Edward James McCall, and his nephew, James Robert McCall. James is survived by his wife of 59 years Margaret, his daughters and sons-in-law Stacy and Ron, Julie and Wayne, Ellen and Todd, Marilyn and Greg, his grandchildren James, Tamara, Amanda, Chelsea, Melissa, Shawn, Kerry, Jaclyn, Kevin, T.J., great-granddaughter Rose, and his brothers and their wives Frances and Trish and Kevin and Mary. The family requests that donations be made to Toys for Tots and/or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in lieu of flowers. There will be a wake at Volk Leber Funeral Home in Teaneck, NJ on October 20th from 4-8 pm and a funeral service at 11 am on October 21st. Entombment to follow at Laurel Grove Cemetery.

James E. McCall

October 14, 1940 - October 17, 2022