James Michael McNiff (Jimmy) passed away on March 31, 2025 in Porto, Portugal.  Jimmy chose his own exit plan.  He did what he had to do, but he will be missed.  

Who was Jimmy?

Prone to extremes

Big smile

Youngest of 8 siblings

Preceded in death by his mother (2023)

Abandoned by his father at age 2

Curious and intelligent

Climber

Deep thinker and deep feeler

Good with his hands

Builder of bikes

Loved the beauty of nature

Creative – you should have seen his art car

Traveler – USA, Mexico, Italy, Spain and Portugal

Haunted by childhood trauma

He liked the old things – and loved history

Young Jimmy would try anything once

Fun uncle

He had cool hair

Singer of Sound of Music songs (Do-Re-Mi)

Pie maker

Loved architecture – especially with graffiti

Didn’t care about sportsball

Stargazer

Forever 42

He was deeply loved

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