BOARDMAN — Heaven gained a true angel when James “Jim” G. Nagle died on Friday, March 21, 2025.James was born July 12, 1922, in Girard, to Dr. Joseph and Margaret (McCloskey) Nagle, a nurse. He attended Ursuline High School and then John Carroll University until he enlisted in the Navy during World War II, where he earned the rank of Pharmacist First Mate serving in medical supplies in the Philippines and New Guinea. While serving in the Pacific, he was stationed in the same port where the USS Mount Hood ammunition ship exploded, killing 432. Jim had snuck out to visit his best friend, Tom Manche, on a nearby island and was late returning to base, which saved his life. The explosion knocked him unconscious and while it contributed to his hearing loss, it also made him realize that he was spared for a reason, and that was to serve others. After he was discharged in 1946, Jim went back to college, attending Hiram College for a degree in education. In 1948, he started teaching science at

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