- Date Of Birth: November 30, 1944
- Date Of Death: June 3, 2021
- State: Pennsylvania
James Perry Sumner, 76, of Greensburg, PA, died at home on Thursday, June 3, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 30, 1944, in Mobile, AL, a son of the late Webb and Eloise Sumner. Jim graduated from the University of Montevallo in 1966. He was listed in Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges, and he was president of his senior class. Upon graduation, Jim joined the United States Marine Corps and served in Vietnam 1967 – 1968. He was a captain in the USMC and was awarded the Purple Heart. After returning from Vietnam, Jim was stationed at the Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he met his future wife, Roxie Wright, who was working at the Pentagon. They were married in a military wedding ceremony in Washington, D.C. in Nov. 1969. After his discharge from the USMC in 1970, Jim began his career in the railway supply and steel industries. He was president of Edgewater/Oakmont Steel and Pennsylvania Cold Drawn Steel. Jim was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Greensburg, serving as ruling elder trustee. He was Director of SCORE (a nonprofit resource partner of the Small Business Administration-SBA) for Western PA, and he was vice president of MOAA (Military Officers Association of America) in Greensburg. He was a former Chairman of the Board of Redstone Highlands and a past president of SCORE. He also volunteered at Christian Layman Corps and for the Salvation Army. Jim was a member of the Latrobe Country Club and the Polo Club.
