Obituary for James McDowell
James McDowell, age 90, formerly of Anderson Twp., died January 29, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Mildred McDowell (nee McShane), devoted father of Colwyn "Mac" McDowell (Shela) and Craig McDowell (Jodie), and loving grandfather of Jared and Evan McDowell, and dear brother of Margaret Quail, Martha Porch, Samuel McDowell, Jackie McGowen, and the late Robert, William, and Thomas McDowell, and Roy McGowan.
He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to the late Robert and Margaret Kernaghan McDowell. As a teenager during WWII, he watched planes fly overhard on the way to bomb shipyards in Belfast. He met his future wife, Mildred McShane while working at United Kingdom Optical and immigrated to the United States (Chicago) in 1957. They later moved to Cincinnati in 1965 where Jim was a Mechanical Enqineer by trade. He worked for Dubois Chemicals for 24 years where he retired as Vice President.
Jim coached soccer at the University of Cincinnati from 1975 to 1983 and took the Anderson High School soccer team to the Ohio State Finals in 1973. He was a pioneer of Select Soccer in the Cincinnati area and was proudly inducted to the Ohio Soccer Hall of Fame in 2010. Jim and Mildred wintered in St. Augustine, Florida after retirement until their health no longer allowed them to. He was also an avid golfer and small business entrepreneur that will be remembered by many.
Funeral service will be held at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave., Mt. Washington, on Monday, February 3rd at 11 am. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday from 9:30 to 11 am. A private family interment will be held at Spring Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., #1026, Cincinnati, OH. 45203 https://www.alz.org/cincinnati or the Good Samaritan Hospital NICU, c/o Good Samaritan Foundation, 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincinnati, OH. 45220. https://www.trihealth.com/foundations/good-samaritan-hospital-foundation/donate
He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland to the late Robert and Margaret Kernaghan McDowell. As a teenager during WWII, he watched planes fly overhard on the way to bomb shipyards in Belfast. He met his future wife, Mildred McShane while working at United Kingdom Optical and immigrated to the United States (Chicago) in 1957. They later moved to Cincinnati in 1965 where Jim was a Mechanical Enqineer by trade. He worked for Dubois Chemicals for 24 years where he retired as Vice President.
Jim coached soccer at the University of Cincinnati from 1975 to 1983 and took the Anderson High School soccer team to the Ohio State Finals in 1973. He was a pioneer of Select Soccer in the Cincinnati area and was proudly inducted to the Ohio Soccer Hall of Fame in 2010. Jim and Mildred wintered in St. Augustine, Florida after retirement until their health no longer allowed them to. He was also an avid golfer and small business entrepreneur that will be remembered by many.
Funeral service will be held at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave., Mt. Washington, on Monday, February 3rd at 11 am. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday from 9:30 to 11 am. A private family interment will be held at Spring Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., #1026, Cincinnati, OH. 45203 https://www.alz.org/cincinnati or the Good Samaritan Hospital NICU, c/o Good Samaritan Foundation, 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincinnati, OH. 45220. https://www.trihealth.com/foundations/good-samaritan-hospital-foundation/donate