Jamil (Jim) Faridy
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LEVITTOWN, PA Jamil (Jim) Faridy, 88, of Levittown, PA, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Born in Tehran, Iran, Jim came to the US to go to college. He became a US Citizen in 1965 and had been a long-time resident of Bucks County. Jim was a graduate of Penn State University. He was an accomplished Architect, for over 40 years and President of Faridy Thorne Fraytak, of Trenton, NJ, where he designed many schools, public libraries and public buildings in NJ and PA including the Bucks County Technical School, Levittown, PA. He was an active member of the Morrisville Presbyterian Church for over 50 years, the Mercer County Community College Foundation, American Institute of Architects, Polish Arts Club of Trenton and Board Member of the Boheme Opera NJ and others.
Jim's passion was music and the arts; playing piano since he was 5 years old, especially Chopin, attending and listening to Opera and he loved to paint. Jim also enjoyed traveling the world, going to the beach and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Lynne (Blewett), son, Jeffrey and daughter and son-in-law, Lisa (Faridy) & Dave Kutch and grandson, Vincent, brother Edmond, of Winnipeg, Canada and several nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to attend the viewing from 6:00 until 8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown, PA. A visitation hour from 10:00 until 11:00 am, and a service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Morrisville Presbyterian Church, 771 N Pennsylvania Ave, Morrisville, PA 19067. Interment will follow at the Forrest Hills Cemetery, Huntington Valley, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Jim's name to the Morrisville Presbyterian Church or Boehme Opera NJ. The entire Polish Arts Club of Trenton's membership wishes to express our most sincere condolences to the Faridy family. He will be missed by his many friends. Rest in Peace my friend. |
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