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James A. Darby, Jr. James Darby, a former Houstonian of
James A. Darby, Jr. James Darby, a former Houstonian of seventy years passed away on June 27, 2025. Born to Charlotte Williams Darby and James A. Darby February 5, 1935 in Memorial Hospital. James was a graduate of River Oaks Elementary, Lamar Jr. High, Lamar Senior High, Lawrenceville School in New Jersey (1953), Rice University 1958 with a BA and BS in Civil Engineering. James served in the Army Core of Engineers 1971-1974 then Army Reserves. He was a stock broker at Payne Webber and Jenson and Curtis 1968-1992. He married Holly Willis Darby in 1972. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Houston, and River Oaks Country Club of Houston until 1999. He moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1997 and was a member of Sandia Presbyterian Church, Tanoan Country Club, and the Kiwanis Club. He is survived by sons: Weston Willis Darby, McKeever Andrew Darby and wife Katie, his grandson James Weston Darby. He is survived by sisters: Anne Darby Kennett and family, Charlotte Darby Taylor, and Stanley Taylor and family.
