San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Van Dyke, James Claude  January 29 2005
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The Record  February 3, 2005
Stockton
James Claude Van Dyke 
July 28, 1920 - January 29, 2005



James Claude Van Dyke, 84, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2005. He was born 
July 28, 1920, in Eureka, CA. He was a graduate of UC Berkeley in 1942. He was 
an officer in the maritime service and a captain of a liberty ship in WWII in 
the mediterranean. He taught navigation at the maritime academy in Alameda, CA. 
He was a graduate of Hastings School of Law in 1948. He opened his law office 
in Stockton in 1949 and he practiced law for 40 years. He was an avid sailor, 
national challenger division champion in sailing. He was one of the original 
founding members of the Stockton Sailing Club. 
Devoted father of 4 sons, William, Peter, Thomas and James Jr. He is also 
survived by 9 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in 
death by his father Claude Van Dyke, mother Bertha Steele Van Dyke and sister, 
Claudia Huntington. He is survived by sisters, Lenore Shaw of Stockton, Emmy 
Cote of San Diego and brother Fred Van Dyke of Stockton. James was the kindest, 
most generous, honest, humorous person and will be greatly missed by all his 
family and friends. 


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