James M Somerville, III

Mr. James M. Somerville, III, 100 of Winston-Salem passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. He was born September 21, 1915 in Newark NJ, the son of the late James and Helen Annigan Somerville. Mr. Somerville attended Andrew's Parochial School in Flushing, NY and graduated from Xavier High School in New York, NY. He was a graduate of Fordham University where he earned a Masters Degree in Psychology and founded the International Philosophical Quarterly publication. He taught French at Loyola School and entered the Society of Jesus where he was a novitiate at St. Andrews-on-Hudson. He became an ordained priest in 1950 and left the priesthood in 1971 to marry the love of his life, Beatrice. He retired From Xavier Univ. in 1984 where he taught and was director of the Honors Philosophy Program. He helped co-write several books and two of his more well know books were, Jesus a Man for Others, also known as People Who Knew Jesus and The Aardvarks Are Coming. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Beatrice Bruteau. A memorial service will be conducted Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Knollwood Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Lucrecia Norman. I would like to especially thank all the wonderful caregivers from Home Instead Senior Care. When he became ill, many of them volunteered for extra hours. I often called them my FAB SIX. Also, special thanks goes out to the caring staff at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Care. The music and gentle touch therapies used were instrumental in helping cross that final bridge. And Last, but just as important, many thanks goes out to our new Forsyth Humane Society for taking in GRACIE the family cat on such short notice and finding her a forever home just one day before his passing. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Service, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. The arrangements are by Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek.

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