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Today's Featured Biography
Betty MacGREGOR Myford
* Husband passed away in 2014
* Was married for 50 years
* Two children, Greg and Donna. Four grandchildren
* Retired from Moniteau School District in W. Sunbury PA
* Winter in Scottsdale AZ
Husband James' obit:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/butlereagle/obituary.aspx?pid=170921995
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James C. Myford, 73, of Grove City passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Friday at the Grove City Medical Center.
He will be remembered for his wonderful passion for life, which he lived as a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, a supportive brother and family man, a caring friend and neighbor, a committed educator and a gifted sculptor.
Born Aug. 9, 1940, in Brackenridge, Pa., Jim is survived by his wife and companion of 50 years, Betty; son, Gregory James (Karen) of Orlando, Fla.; daughter, Donna Jean Glenn of Grove City; and four grandchildren, Madeline, 18, and Miranda, 15, Myford, and Tanner, 15, and Hayden, 10, Glenn.
After graduating from Tarentum High School in 1958, Jim attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where he earned an art education degree in 1962 and began a teaching career that spanned more than 35 years. He went on to earn masters degrees in both art education in 1968 and in sculpture in 1978 from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
After teaching art at the junior and senior high levels in both Jeannette and Slippery Rock school districts, Jim joined the faculty at Slippery Rock University in 1968 and became an accomplished and recognized educator before retiring as professor emeritus in 1997. He served as chairman of the Art Department at SRU from 1987 to 1996.
Jim was consistently named for outstanding achievements in teaching, including recognition as Pennsylvania's Outstanding Art Educator and being nominated and selected to the Outstanding Educators of America. In 2012, Slippery Rock University named its new sculpture facility on campus the James C. Myford Art Sculpture Building in honor and recognition of his longtime contributions as an educator and artist.
He was also a gifted and accomplished sculptor, with his work exhibited in private and corporate collections, galleries and museums across the world, Slippery Rock to Shanghai, China; Pittsburgh to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
His larger outdoor work can be seen on several university campuses, corporate headquarters and in numerous cities across America, but he received the most satisfaction in knowing that his work would be available to those who most influenced and encouraged his passion to create, most of whom have roots in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
The Myfords have generously supported several community organizations, particularly those that have involved or currently involve the activities of their children and grandchildren through the years. Jim could often be seen attending the sports events and performances of his four grandchildren at their schools or at the Grove City YMCA, where he served on the initial Building & Design Committee, as well as the Capital Campaign Committee over the last several years.
MYFORD - A visitation and memorial service for James C. Myford, who died Friday, May 2, 2014, will be at the Grace United Methodist Church, 210 S. Broad St., Grove City, on Sunday, May 18. The family will receive visitors from 2 to 4 p.m. with memorial services beginning at 5 p.m.
Arrangements are being handled by CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, Grove City.
The family wishes to thank the many caregivers of the Grove City Medical Center, especially the loving Transitional Care Center staff, who looked after and comforted Jim, and all of us, through his final days.
May we all exemplify Jim's zest for living and giving for the remainder of our days.
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