James Dennis “Mac” McMenamin died Oct. 24 at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, N.J., with his wife and children at his bedside.

He was born on March 12, 1927, in north Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated from Roman Catholic High School with highest honors, and continued to be a supportive alumnus throughout his lifetime.

He enlisted and served his country in the Navy during World War II as a signalman aboard the USS Hugh Purvis.

In 1946, he married the love of his life, Kathryn Camilla “Kassie” Powers, a Brewerytown, Pa., resident. They were married for 57 years, during which they traveled most of the United States and much of the world.

In his more than 30-year tenure with the firm Coopers and Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers), McMenamin progressed from office boy to partner in New York, Newark and Philadelphia, then to managing partner for the organization’s western region of the United States. His many national and international clients included ARCO, AVCO Corp. and Whittaker Corp.

After his retirement from public accounting, he accepted the position of chairman and chief executive officer of Glacier Park Company, the real estate subsidiary of Burlington Northern Railroad in Seattle, until his second retirement.

He served many philanthropic and Roman Catholic organizations. He was bestowed the honor of Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Gregory by Pope John Paul II, presented to him by Cardinal Timothy Manning of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Among his many honors, one of his proudest was the personal audience granted to him and his wife, by Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

He is survived by his wife Kassie; children Diane Bainbridge of Temecula, Calif., Marcia Davis of Ocean City, N.J., James D. McMenamin III of Poway, Calif., Patrick McMenamin of Bainbridge Island, Kathryn McMenamin-Torres of Camarillo, Calif., and Tara Beatie of Bainbridge Island; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Allison Stewart Jacobs and Brian Bainbridge.

Services were Oct. 31 at Saint Catherine’s Church in Temecula, Calif.; a memorial will be held at Saint Augustine’s Church in Ocean City, N.J. later this month.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at (800) FIGHT CF (344-4823), or Roman Catholic High School at (215) 627-1270.