James (Jim) Pando passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Blanche, his sons, Jim (Lizanne) & Jeffrey (Couqui), and his granddaughters, Cynthia & Jenna.
Upon graduation from Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, with a B.SC. in Chemical Engineering, he married Blanche and they moved from St. Catherines, Ontario to Manhattan, NY. They stayed there for two years and then had their son, Jimmy. Then moved to Pike Creek, Delaware for Jim to take a job with Tide Water in Delaware City (which was bought by Getty, then Texaco, then Star Enterprise) where he had a successful career for 35 years.
He was a man of faith, and his family belonged to Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware for 60 years.
Most recently, he and Blanche had retired to the Cokesbury community where they have lived for past 12 years.
In lieu of flowers –
Donations are being taken in James Pando’s name at:
Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church
500 McKennans Church Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19808
https://www.rccpc.org/
A Memorial Service will follow at a future date at Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church, details will follow in the months come.
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