- Date Of Birth: September 20, 1957
- Date Of Death: June 22, 2018
- State: New York
James Michael Tomkiewicz
Palmyra: Passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018 at his home in Palmyra after an extended illness at the age of 60. Jim was born in Rochester, NY to the late Zygmunt and Evelyn “Kaatz” Tomkiewitz. Jim is survived by his college sweetheart and wife of over twenty years, Becke Westover Tomkiewicz; son James Mills Tomkiewicz of Buffalo, NY and of whom Jim was enormously proud; brother John Tomkiewicz and two nephews.
Jim was raised in Pittsford, NY and graduated from Pittsford-Mendon High School. He went on to earn his degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Jim worked for GE Capital, John Hancock and the Principal Financial Group before going on to own Westover, Carey and Gray, in Fairport, NY, where he worked as a financial consultant. For many years Jim had lived, and worked, in the Buffalo, NY area before moving to Palmyra and making it home, for he and Becke, for more than twenty years. Jim was a member of Zion Episcopal Church in Palmyra, led the finance committee for the Historic Palmyra Board of Trustees and was also a longtime member and supporter.
