James Charles La Forge

James Charles La Forge, 66, a resident of North Fort Myers, formerly of Montclair, N.J., passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 in Cape Coral of esophageal cancer.  He was born August 10, 1955 in Paterson, NJ to the late Russell and Marjorie La Forge.  

Jim was a graduate of Cornell University and Fordham Law School. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Frederic Gordon Weber of the Superior Court of New Jersey before embarking on a twenty-five plus year career at the New York law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP, known there as an outgoing and cheerful colleague. Among his many accomplishments, Jim also served as a volunteer firefighter for Colesville, N.J.

Jim will always be remembered for his patience, compassion, persistence, wittiness, loyalty, and love. He enjoyed spending his time fishing at Beaver Lake, skiing in Vermont and Colorado, and watching the Yankees and Giants play while sipping on a glass of Merlot.

Jim is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Deborah; his daughter and fiancé, Brittany and Josh; his daughter and husband Abigail and Ben; his two brothers and their wives, Thomas and Marianne and John and Jane; six nieces and nephews, ten grandnieces and grandnephews, as well as Snickers the dog and Tilly and Chilly, the cats.  

Memorial Services will be held at a later date in New Jersey. 

Memorial contributions in memory of James La Forge are suggested to the family, the American Cancer Society or the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. 

Mullins Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Fort Myers, is entrusted with final care.