James A Cunningham PhD

James “Jim” Andrew Cunningham passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 28th at age 52. Jim was born on August 22, 1969, in Merrillville, Indiana. He was a man of many Accolades, earning his PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology while also serving honorably in the United States Air Force for 20 years. He served in several deployments for both humanitarian and wartime missions, in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. He went on to achieve great success in both his personal and professional lives. Wherever Jim went, home was always with him--and all that he met, became his family. Jim has friends all over the globe, from his time overseas in Crete, Greece, Germany, Keflavik, Iceland, to various locations in the Southeast and finally making a permanent home for his family in the Gulf Coast. Jim lived life to the fullest, always up for any adventure with his soul mate and wife of 29 and half years, Linda. Jim adored his 2 children, Jasper (Jacy) 25 and Cassidy 22 - he was so proud of their amazing spirits and watching them soar into adulthood.

Jim was preceded in death by his father, Frank Cunningham; his father-in-law, Eugene (Butch) Recanzone, and his brother, Frank A. Cunningham, whom he loved dearly. In addition to Linda (nee Recanzone), Jim is survived by his two children, Jasper (Charlie B) and Cassidy (Nick), as well as his mother, Irma Cunningham (Barath), and Mother-In-law, Carmen Recanzone. He is also survived by his sister, Andrea Keehn (Tim); his niece, Jessica Keehn; her Son, Andrew Keehn, his brother’s wife, Cheryl (Frank A. Cunningham), and her two children, Chris (Jen) Cunningham and Kelly (Matt) (nee Hard) Cunningham as well as their families.