James A. McCrady

Memorial contributions may be made to Backstoppers. Beloved husband of Suzanne McCrady; dear son of the late Owern Hayes and Margaret Elizabeth Mulcahy McCrady; loving father of Matthew LaRose (Lauren), Nicholas LaRose, Andrew McCrady, Kathleen Kaminski, Tisha McCrady, Toni McCrady, Tracy McCrady (Dave) and Tina Eimer; cherished grandfather of Brinly, Jackie, Emily, Corey, Maggie, Danielle and Eric; dear brother of John F. McCrady, Owen McCrady, Karen Mulcahy and Mary Jane Bailey (Ken); dear son-in-law of John and Viola Dunard; dear brother-in-law of Vickie Warner (Charles) Diane Ligue, David Dunard (Carol) and Stephen Dunard (Karen); loving uncle to John, Danny, Kimberly, Carly (John), Abby, Elise, Allison, Khristopher and Kayla. James was a certified legal medical investigator for the St. Louis County Medical Examiner for 15 years. He was also a part time investigator for 18 years with the St. Louis City Medical Examiner's Office. He served several years as a police officer in the Village of Marlborough, Village of St. George, and City of Bella Villa. James served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam Era from 1965 to 1973 and served 2 tours in Vietnam during that time.