James Hunter Pugh Iii

James Hunter "Jim" Pugh, III, 53, of Middletown, died on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Theresa Ann Zell Pugh. Born June 8, 1960 in Olney, he was a son of J. Hunter Pugh Jr and Mary Loretta Offutt Pugh, of Walkersville, and a grandson of the late Judge James Hunter and Kathryn Pugh and the late Leonard Jerome and Mary Loretta Offutt. Jim was a 1978 graduate of Walkersville High School, a 1980 graduate of Frederick Community College with a degree in Criminal Justice and a 1983 graduate of Auburn University with a degree in Criminology His professional career was spent in real estate appraisal work and he was associated with J. Hunter Pugh Jr S.R.A. and later was a principal in the Pugh Real Estate Group. For over 30 years, he specialized in commercial real estate appraisals in Montgomery and Frederick counties. Jim was a longtime member and past president of the Rotary Club of Rockville, which he joined in 1985, and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He chaired the annual mega runfest club fundraiser, "The Twilight Runfest", from 1994 through 1998 and continues to help the event every year. Jim has provided constant leadership to the Board of Directors for the Montgomery County Crime Solvers from 1997 to his recent resignation in 2013. This organization is responsible for raising funds to pay for crime solving tips supporting local law enforcement efforts. He was a member of Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Libertytown; and was a former member of Saint Raphael's Catholic Church, Rockville, where he was very active in church activities where he was a Eucharistic Extraordinary Minister and Youth Minister. He coached the girls Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) recreational basketball league from 1992 through 2007, when the Pugh family moved to Middletown, Maryland. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. Jim loved youth athletics and coached baseball, soccer and softball in various leagues in Montgomery and Frederick counties. He was also a passionate cyclist and for many years played and coached the Washington Air softball team of the Montgomery County adult league. Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by three children, Clare Veronica Pugh, James Hunter Pugh IV, and Brigid Ann Pugh, all of the home; four siblings, Mary Edwards and husband, Joel, of Richmond Hill, GA, Julia Roller and husband, Craig, of Charlottesville, VA, Michael P. Pugh and wife Caroline, of New Market, Alonnie Ropp and husband Brian, of Middletown; and 21 nieces and nephews and nine great-nieces and great-nephews. The family will receive friends from 1-3 and 6 to 8pm on Monday, April 21 at the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 East Church Street, Frederick, where a Christian Wake Service will be held at 8:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am on Tuesday, April 22 at Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 9190 Church Street, Union Bridge (Libertytown) with Father Jason Worley, celebrant. Interment will be in Saint Peter's Cemetery, Libertytown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donation to the Patty Pollatos Fund, Inc, (James Pugh Fund), 11102 Eagletrace Court, New Market, MD 21774-6704; www.ppfinc.org. Online remembrances of Jim may be shared with the family at keeneybasford.com .