James A. Weston

On July 14th James A. "Jimmy" Weston, 85, longtime resident of Winooski passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with cancer at the McClure Miller Respite House with his family at his side.

He was born on October 15, 1939 in Burlington and moved with his family to Winooski in 1950. He was a proud graduate of Winooski High School and earned his Undergraduate Degree from the University of Vermont and Graduate Degree from the University of Southern California.

Jim was a member of the Vermont National Guard for 20 years and worked over 40 years at IBM.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years Rita (Companion); their children, Michael (Wendy) of Burlington; Paul of Edinburg, NY; and Carol (Patrick) of Williston. He is the proud Papa of Molly & Ethan Duncan and Isabella, McKenna & Sullivan Weston. Jim leaves behind his sisters Jeanne McGauran, Mary Scully (Kevin), Susan Martelle (Pierre), Patricia Cianci (Fred) and his brother Mark Weston (Joan). He also leaves many nieces, nephews and in-laws.

Jimmy was predeceased by his parents, Clyde and Catherine (Brown) Weston, and his brother Thomas Weston.

The family would like to thank all of Jim's health care team, especially Dr. Melissa Brandes of Green Mountain Internal Medicine, Dr. Steven Ades, Janet Ely, and Amanda Millette of the University of Vermont Cancer Center, and Kathleen Ouma, Sarah Carter, and Chelsea Chalfant with the University of Vermont Home Health & Hospice Team.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 11:30am at St. Francis Xavier Church in Winooski.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the University of Vermont Home Health & Hospice, 1110 Prim Road, Colchester, VT, 05446.

"How lucky we are to have had something that makes saying goodbye so hard." — A.A. Milne