Mr. James Callanan Van Antwerp, Jr. – born September 24, 1923, a native of Mobile, AL passed away at his home on July 25, 2009. A graduate of Murphy High School, 1940, and the United States Naval Academy, 1945, Jim served his country in the United States Navy for 16 years. He returned to run the family business and he was a former Chairman of the Mobile Republican Executive Committee and the First Congressional District Committee. He was preceded in death by his parents James Callanan Van Antwerp, Sr. and Fanny Imahorn Van Antwerp. He is survived by his wife Margaret Barrett Van Antwerp, his children James Callanan Van Antwerp, III (Allison), Elizabeth Van Antwerp Reasonover (A.B.) and John David Van Antwerp (Cheryl), his brother Daniel Janse Van Antwerp, and his grandchildren Nicholas Allan Van Antwerp, Mitchell Aaron Van Antwerp, Tyler James Van Antwerp, Andrew Philip Van Antwerp, Matthew Karol Van Antwerp, Ross Michael Reasonover, and Ryan Thomas Reasonover. Visitation will be held at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church at 10:00 am with the Latin Tridentine Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am Tuesday, July 28, 2009. In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to The Van Antwerp-Imahorn Burse, for the education of seminarians for the priesthood, at Archdiocese of Mobile, Office of the Chancery, P. O. Box 1966, Mobile, AL 36633. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by RADNEY FUNERAL HOME, 3155 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama 36606
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