James Patrick "Jimmie" "Jim" "Duke" Guy (1939 - 2017)
James Patrick Guy, "Jimmie" to his cousins and siblings, "Jim" to his many friends, and "Duke" to his beloved grandchildren, closed his final investigation on the feast of his patron Saint, James, on July 25, 2017. Born in Newark, NJ in 1939, Jim spent time in Florida as a child, and returned to New Jersey to attend Seton Hall Prep. While in South Orange, NJ, he met the love of his life, staunchest partner, and wife of 54 years, Dorothy Bolan.
Jim's education included an Associate's Degree from San Jose College in California, a Bachelor of the Arts from Seton Hall University, numerous government education programs sponsored by the military, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Justice, among others, and graduate study at the George Mason Graduate School of Education.
Jim had a legendary career in law enforcement, serving in many positions, including Special Agent in the US Army Counter- Intelligence Corps; Deputy Director of Security for Bloomingdale's flagship store in New York City; Special Agent, Senior Special Agent, and Country Attache and Special Agent in Charge for the DEA (and its predecessor organizations, the BNDD and the FBN) in Belgium, Germany, Holland, Luxembourg, and the Scandinavian countries; Deputy Chief of INTERPOL; and Coordinator for the NY/NJ Presidential Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.
Over the course of his career he worked in New York, Paris, Brussels, Washington, DC, Atlanta, and Bonn, Germany. Assignments also sent Jim to most of the major cities in the United States and around the world. He inspired and mentored many young people as they began careers in law enforcement, including his nephew, Donald.
Jim's numerous awards and recognitions include a Commendation from the President of the United States; recognition by the governments of Spain and Egypt; awards from the U.S. Attorney General and the DEA and its predecessor agencies; and recognition from many drug enforcement services around the world.
He has been the subject of many articles in newspapers, magazines, and books, including the Reader's Digest's "The Great Cases of Interpol". Some speculate that his career served as source material for the 1971 Film "The French Connection" and a never-aired "Mission Impossible" episode.
As an undercover agent, he is believed to have had more pure heroin delivered to him than any other single person in the history of law enforcement. He is also believed to have recovered one of the largest caches of stolen art (outside of war time). Many artifacts from his career are displayed at the DEA Museum in Arlington, VA.
Jim was President of the International Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association, a Knights of Columbus Grand Knight and Faithful Navigator, President of the Bayse/Bryce Mountain Lions Club. He served on the Shenandoah Memorial Hospital Foundation Board in Woodstock, Virginia, and was a member of the Association of Former Federal Narcotics Agents and of the American Legion in Woodstock, among other many other organizations. He was also an active participant and educator for the Commonwealth Alliance for Drug Rehabilitation and Education (now the Family Youth Initiative).
Jim retired to Bayse, VA in 1989 to tell stories, play with his grandchildren, take photos, play guitar, swim, golf, ski, and feed the local birds (and despite his best efforts, sometimes the squirrels and bears).
Jim is survived by his wife, Dorothy; their children, James Patrick Guy II (Judith), Timothy Michael Guy (Kathryn), Dorothy Caroline Guy Ballmann (Richard), and Daniel Joseph Guy (Amy); their grandchildren, T. Michael, Callaghan, Teague, James P. III ("Seamus"), Mairead, Dorothy, Rosemary, Declan, Maeve, and Cailyn; his brother, Edward (Joan); sisters Natalie (Charles) and Patricia; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and in-laws.
A funeral mass for James Patrick Guy will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2017 at St. John Bosco Catholic Church. Mr. Guy will be laid to rest, with full military honors, at the Culpeper National Cemetery. The family will receive friends at St. John Bosco Catholic Church on Sunday evening from 5-7 p.m.