James R. Crissy – (83) of 7329 County Route 65 (North Main Street Ext.) died Thursday evening (May 12, 2016) at his home following a long illness.
Born in Rochester, NY, on January 15, 1933, he was the son of Roy & Clara (Mondzielewski) Crissy. He had resided in Buffalo, NY for many years and has lived in the Hornell area since 1961.
Jim was a Veteran of the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was employed for about 40 years at the former Erie, Erie Lackawanna, Conrail and D&H Railroads retiring in 1996 as an engineer.
A communicant of St. Brendan’s Church of Almond and a former member of St. Ann’s Church, Jim had served as a Eucharistic Minister for many years. He was a member of the Hornell Knights of Columbus, Hornell VFW and a member of All Vets.
Jim was preceded in death by his brother, Rev. Roy Crissy; his sister, Sr. Mary Ann Crissy (Sisters of Namur); and his grandson, Alexander James Crissy.
He was married in Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna, NY, to the former Sarah A. “Sally” McDonald who died January 30, 2007.
Surviving are his children, James Paul (Yonne) Crissy of Hornell, John Michael (Jean) Crissy of San Diego, Ca., Ann Marie (Mike) Liccione of Hilton, NY, Patrick T. Crissy of Ft. Myers, Fl., Sally (Dave) Young of Havelock, NC, Shannon Ajour of Fayetteville, NC, Damian (Miriam) Crissy of Jacksonville, FL, Luke (Nathalie) Crissy of Avon, NY, Therese Bly of Arkport, Jason (April) Crissy of Rochester; 3 brothers, Donald (Mary) Crissy of Buffalo, NY, William (Adrienne) Crissy of East Aurora, and Thomas D. (Margaret) Crissy of Thornton, CO; 1 sister, Mary Ann (Arthur) Prentiss of Buffalo; 21 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; nieces & nephews.
The family of James R. Crissy will receive friends on Sunday from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial (with Military Honors) will be celebrated on Monday at 11:00 AM at St. Brendan’s Church of Almond with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, NY.
Jim’s family request that memorial contributions in his name be made to St. Brendan’s Church, 11 S. Main St., Almond, NY 14804. Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral Home or click here to print a memorial form.
In Honor of Jim’s service to his country during the Korean Conflict, the American Flag at the Dagon Funeral Home will be flown at half-staff.
RIP Jim Crissy. You walked with the Lord on Earth and now too in Heaven.
Jim and I got to be great friends in the past several years. Living just down the street on North Main Ext. He would drive in my driveway every time he would see me working in my garage or just outside. He’d get out of the car and the first thing he’d say to me is “Just checking on my Vet buddy” Then we would just talke about our military experience, our VA appointment or whatever the news of the day was. He also would bring me small projects to repair for him and the last project was his hand made walking stick, I gave it a nice face lift and topped it off with a US Army insignia. He loved it and said he showed it to everybody. If I wasn’t outside he’d always honk as he drove by and that happened several times a week. So that’s how I knew he wasn’t well because I hadn’t heard or seen him! The best thing he told me was that he had a large jar above his bed with names in it that he’d pray for every night before bed. I told him everytime time he would try to pay me, just put my name in your jar again to get a better chance of my prayers being answered!
My wife Jackie and I are going to miss you buddy, Sorry that we missed the services being out of town. RIP
Jim was a great guy . It was a joy to visit with Jim at McDonalds and drink coffee with him. Always had a smile and will be missed at Mickey Doo’s