James R. Colleran

James Richard Colleran, 71, born on February 3, 1953 and passed away on April 22, 2024 after bravely battling cancer with grace and determination for many years, with his beloved wife, Vicki, by his side. He is survived by his mother, Regina Colleran, and siblings Jeanne (Richard) Weaver, Daniel (Rosemary) Colleran, and Robert (Kimberly) Colleran, and by his sister-in-law, Janice Knaup. He was predeceased by his wife, Andrea Colleran, his father, William Colleran, and his brother, Bill. He was the much-loved, much-admired uncle to William (Kelly), Timothy (Amy), Joan, Robert (Jessie) and Kelly Colleran, and James and Julia Weaver.

Jim graduated with an accounting degree from Duquesne University, and immediately embarked on a successful and satisfying career that included serving as the Vice President of Marshall Fields, the President and CEO of Waterford Crystal, USA, and a business strategist for multiple companies as varied as Gibson Guitars and Wendell-August Forge.  He was a member of the Board of Directors of Waterford, Ireland, the birthplace of his paternal grandparents.

While Jim’s skills and business acumen led to exceptional achievement, he placed special importance on encouraging his co-workers with care, wit, patience, and support.

Jim had a deep intellectual curiosity. He was a prolific reader, a deeply knowledgeable lover of acoustic music, an expert on every kind of car, and a back-road traveler through all of the United States. He admired virtuosity, from a hand-cut vase to a well-played pedal steel. Above all, Jim was a deeply generous, open, and kind person. He was a man of faith and of compassion. Listening to others with respect and attentiveness and always offering help was his habit and his great gift to all who crossed his path.

 On Tuesday, April 30, 2024 a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. at All Saints Parish, (Saint Paul’s Church), 121 North McKean St., Butler, PA. Family and friends will be received in the vestibule of the church beginning at 9:15a.m. Inurnment following at Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery (Northside Catholic), 204 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to Hillman Cancer Center in Jim’s name. UPMC Hillman Cancer Pavilion, Suite 1B, 5150 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Arrangements by John A. Freyvogel Sons, Inc. (freyvogelfuneralhome.com)

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