WO James Philip Finn, USMC (ret.), 83 of Silver Spring, MD, died unexpectedly at St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, MD on September 7, 2012. Jim was born on November 22, 1928 in Cumberland, MD to the late Grace Heming Finn and Francis J. Finn.

Jim graduated from Allegany High School and joined the United States Marine Corps on June 11, 1946. While stationed in Quantico, he met his future wife. He retired on September 30, 1968 after serving as a Disbursing Officer in Camp Pendleton, Korea, Camp Lejeune, Vietnam, and Headquarters Marine Corps. His second career was as a Management Analyst at the U.S. Department of Commerce for twenty two years.

After Jim's second retirement, he enjoyed friends, bowling in a league, travelling to timeshares, and watching the Washington Redskins. He was introduced to the world of computers and spent many years researching family trees on Ancenstry.com. His biggest accomplishment here was finding more than a thousand relatives and extended family members. His only failure was not being able to find siblings of his father who were placed in an orphanage after their mother's death.

During the last few years, his grandson Tim helped him out by accompanying him to the commissary and some medical appointments at Walter Reed. Efforts to get him to move from his big apartment to St. Mary's County were unsuccessful, and he remained there independently until he was hospitalized on July 22nd of this year.

Jim is survived by his daughter Connie Finn-Bunales; son-in-law Roy H. Bunales, M.D.; his beloved grandchildren Kristin & Tim; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Louise Cranford Finn; his sisters, Jean Sneathen, Dorothy LaMartina, and Patricia Whiteside; and his partner, Jan Braim.

Family will receive friends for Jim's Life Celebration on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A funeral service will be conducted in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel at 6:00 p.m. by Deacon Lou Koeniger of St. John's Church, Hollywood, MD. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at D.B. McMillan's in Wildewood at 7:00 p.m. for an Irish Wake. Interment will be in the Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD on Monday, September 17, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jim's name may be made to the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund, 825 College Blvd., Suite 102, PMB 609, Oceanside, CA 92057.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.