Colleran

James Richard Colleran, 71, was born on Feb. 3, 1953, and passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, after bravely battling cancer with grace and determination for many years, with his beloved wife, Vicki, by his side.

He is survived by his mother, Regina Colleran; and siblings, Jeanne (Richard) Weaver, Daniel (Rosemary) Colleran and Robert (Kimberly) Colleran; and by his sister-in-law, Janice Knaup. He was predeceased by his wife, Andrea Colleran; his father, William Colleran; and his brother, Bill. He was the much-loved, much-admired uncle to William (Kelly), Timothy (Amy), Joan, Robert (Jessie) and Kelly Colleran, and James and Julia Weaver.

Jim graduated with an accounting degree from Duquesne University and immediately embarked on a successful and satisfying career that included serving as the vice president of Marshall Fields, the president and CEO of Waterford Crystal USA, and a business strategist for multiple companies as varied as Gibson Guitars and Wendell August Forge. He was a member of the board of directors of Waterford Crystal, Ireland, the birthplace of his paternal grandparents.

While Jim’s skills and business acumen led to exceptional achievement, he placed special importance on encouraging his co-workers with care, wit, patience and support.

Jim had a deep intellectual curiosity. He was a prolific reader, a deeply knowledgeable lover of acoustic music, an expert on every kind of car, and a back road traveler through all of the United States. He admired virtuosity, from a hand-cut vase to a well-played pedal steel.

Above all, Jim was a deeply generous, open and kind person. He was a man of faith and of compassion. Listening to others with respect and attentiveness and always offering help was his habit and his great gift to all who crossed his path.

COLLERAN — A Mass of Christian burial for James Richard Colleran, who died Monday, April 22, 2024, will be offered at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, at All Saints Parish, St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., Butler. Family and friends will be received in the vestibule of the church beginning at 9:15 a.m. Inurnment will follow at Christ Our Redeemer North Side Catholic Cemetery, 204 Cemetery Lane, Pittsburgh.

In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to Hillman Cancer Center in Jim’s name, UPMC Hillman Cancer Pavilion, Suite 1B, 5150 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232.

Arrangements by JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS, Pittsburgh.

For more information, please visit freyvogelfuneralhome.com.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.