James T. Cunningham died peacefully on Sunday, August 14, surrounded by the comfort and love of his immediate family. He was 75.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he met the love of his life, Lucille, and they moved to the suburbs to raise their family. They were residents of Iselin, N.J. for nearly 40 years.

Mr. Cunningham was a United States Army veteran and served as a police officer for 30 years, retiring as a lieutenant with the Conrail Police Department in South Kearny, N.J. A communicant of Saint Cecelia’s Catholic Church in Iselin, he was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 3639.

Jim was an avid reader, and he took great pride in the academic and athletic accomplishments of his three children, all of whom he sent to parochial schools and top universities.

As a lifelong summer resident of Oak Bluffs, Jim most enjoyed spending time there clamming, crabbing, fishing and swimming with his family, and together they made many great and lasting memories there.

He was predeceased by his brother, Thomas Cunningham. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Lucille Caputo Cunningham; his children, James T. Cunningham 3rd and his wife, Jennifer, of Ramsey, N.J.; Joseph Cunningham and his wife, Julie, of Glen Rock, N.J., and Lori E. Young and her husband, Jeff, of Weehawken, N.J.; a sister, Millicent Colon, of Brooklyn; and five grandchildren, Emma, Sophie, Connor, Cailyn and James T. Cunningham 4th.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 22 at 10 a.m. at Saint Cecelia’s Catholic Church in Iselin, NJ. Visitation will be on Sunday, August 21 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Costello-Greiner Funeral Home (costello-greiner.com), 44 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Jim’s honor to: Friends of Sengekontacket Pond, Box 740, Edgartown MA 02539 or sengekontacket.org/donate/. This organization is working hard to preserve Martha’s Vineyard, Jim’s favorite place in the world.