WEST, JAMES ALBERT

Funeral services took place Sept. 27 at the Varick Memorial AME Zion Church, New Haven, Conn., for James Albert West. He was born on Oct. 29, 1934 in Hoboken to the late James and Polly West, and passed away Sept. 14. He was educated in the Hoboken Public School System and enlisted into the United States Army in 1956. James was discharged honorably on Feb. 27, 1959. Mr. West was member of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World. He became president of the New England States and Eastern Canada Chapter serving 4 terms, a Scout Master for the Boys Scout, he was the First African American coach for the Boston Neighbor Baseball League (BNBL). James also ran for City Council and state representative, worked with Senator Brooks and Mayor Menino of Boston, Mass. He worked as a real property and tax assessor of Boston for over 40 years. James leaves to cherish his memory his children, Terrence, Carlton, James, Sharmele, Courtney and Charles West and Michelle Mills; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Services arranged by the Charles A. West Funeral Home, Bayonne.