b'fie\'sno\'abrawa??eari~gladdie, Butyekenthewar~thi~5ide Andthesmileyegetfrcs Jamie, Isapleasurewhileyebi~e. Ach!Yesay,~ie.veno\'t~.eor tune 1 O\'awordortwawi\'Jiu, Weelcan 1I 1 ll introducey:. No- Iguesshe\'sgonee~in. Weel,Ye\'vemissedagra~doccasion, AndoneIholdrr,ostdear, Forhavinttalkedwi\'Ja~ie, Wasapleasurerr.ostsincere. Aself-description o;:Jimvariedsone-hat.2::ugratingfromScotland in1923,heworkedCanadabeforecrossingtotheCnitedStates.His talentsandexperiencesduringthat time Merefascinatingandvariedas heworkedat beingFarmer,RoofingContractor,Aut::.or,Educator,Politician,Inventor,Editor,andExecutive.Hebecameanaturalized citizen in1930andwitr.hiswrysenseof ht.L-norwasfondo;:stating,"Icannot claimtobe100%American,butIamoneofthefewAc.-nericanswhoknow accurately whatpercentageIam.Ileft mynative Scotland weighing160 pounds.In P~-nericeIgainedanadded4Cpounds,all of which werequite definitely American.Ofthe200poundtotalonly20%is American,therefo!:\'eI1 ma20%A-nerican." Nr.McCawleywasanacknowledgedeccentrica-:dwhileunambitiousfor himself,wasindefatigablein hisdevotiontothe roofingindustry.Along with his wit,hehadabrilliant mindandwasalwavsavailableforconsultationtoeverylocal,regional,or nationalassc~iationthat requested hishelp. Atthe1938conventionoftheUnitedRoofingContractorsAssociation (nowNRCA),adelegationurgedMr.Mccawleytoacce?tthepostofExecutive Secretary of theirorganization.Theproposalwaslessthaninspiringas theAssociatio_nonlyhad10payingmem.be:-sandwas,infact,bankrupt.At theirinsistencehefinallyacceptedand,usinghis ownpersonalfundsplus borrowedcapital,started theNationalRooferMagazinetoprovideanincome .forthe Association.Workingwiththe me~bers,whowerealso dedicated tothe Association,membershiproseto400within5years.Bynowthe Associationhadmovedto ChicagoandMr .Mccawleyhadgivenuphisbusiness todevotetimetothe Association.AconflictarosewhentheBoardof Directorsdecidedthatthepublication oftheNatio~alRoofershouldbe discontinuedand~tr.Mccawleydisagreed.After13yearsofservicetothe NRCA,heoffered hisresignationandpurchasedthe ~agazinefromthem.In 1959thetitle ofthemagazinewaschangedtoAme=icanRooferandBuilding ImprovementContractor. Ir.February of19Mr.Mccawleydiedquietlyfromamassivecerebral 69, hemorrhagesufferedthreedaysearlier athisdes~.Hisdeathcame24 hoursafterthe Marchissuehadgonetopressand2~hoursbeforehewas toleavefortheNRCAConventionin SanFrancisco.It wasthefirstconventionhehadmissedin45years. Ja;nesMccawleyreceivedanumberofpost humousawardsandvarious typesofrecogni tion aswellashundredsofletters fromalloverthe worldfromfriendswhomournedhispassing.t!s.G;;ceswrites,"Evenyet, -12-'