Obituary

Deceased: James A. Bulger
Dateline: Lambertville, NJ
Date of death: April 14, 2017

To be published in the Trenton Times and the Bucks County Herald

James A. Bulger, 79, of Lambertville, NJ, died on Friday, April 14, 2017, at his home.

Born in Trenton, NJ, Jim was a lifelong resident of Lambertville. He was an educator and taught European History at Princeton High School and the Hun school before retiring in 1993. He graduated from Trenton Catholic High School and earned his undergraduate degree in history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. As a Rotary International Fellow he attended the University College in Cork, Ireland. Jim was the co-owner of the Swan Hotel and the owner of the Boat House, both in Lambertville. He loved history, European, American and local, and enjoyed spending time with friends and patrons at his establishments. He was an avid collector of fine art and a daily reader of the New York Times. Jim was a world traveler and had homes in Winter Park, FL and Dennis, MA.

He was the husband of the late Diane Hamilton, the son of the late John J. and Florence Shoemaker Bulger and the brother of the late Richard T. Bulger. Jim is survived by his brother and sister-in-law John and Margaret Bulger of Yardley, PA. ; his nieces and nephews Ann Minick (Raymond) of Doylestown, PA, John Bulger of Lambertville, Eileen Molloy (Michael) of Newtown, PA, Kevin Bulger of Carversville, PA, Matthew Bulger and Anita Sands) of Yardley; his great-nieces Dana Bulger, Abigail Bulger and Kaitlin Molloy and his great-nephew Patrick Molloy.