Obituary | James P. Van Blarcom (Jim) , June 5, 2012. Loving father to Emilie, Kathryn, Elizabeth, former husband to Kathryn Grant, beloved son of Peter and Mary Anne (Prugh); brother to Lisa (Thomas Butler). He will also be missed by his nephews, Stuart, Peter and Walker Butler and his aunts and uncle and cousins. Jim was a long time member and then elder in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. He graduated from Germantown Academy and Hobart College. Jim loved life and spent many wonderful years at the Wissahickon Skating Club and the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Friends and family joined in a celebration of his life on June 9th at the above church. In lieu of flowers contributions in his name may be made to Germantown Academy, Office of Institutional Advancement. P0 Box 287, Ft. Washington, PA 19034 or Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19118.Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News, June 7, 2012 |