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The late Nan Greenhut James holds her beloved Dudley in this photo. James passed away March 29 following a lengthy illness. She worked at Pensacola State College for nearly 22 years.
Friendly, compassionate, courageous are only a few of the characteristics that friends use to described Nan Greenhut James.
A retired Pensacola State College employee, James passed away on March 29 following a lengthy illness. She was a senior executive assistant at the College from October 1993 to August 2015, and worked in the Vice President of Academic Affairs office and at WSRE-TV station.
“Nan had many friends, and I am fortunate to have been one of them. She was a classy lady who deeply loved her family and her church,” said Pat Crews, senior executive administrative assistant to PSC President Ed Meadows.
“I most admired Nan for her positive outlook on life and how she handled her battle with cancer with grace. I will miss our long conversations, her wit, and the priceless friendship she gave to me.”
Jill Hubbs, general manager of WSRE-TV, said James was a wonderful representative of the PBS television station as well as the College.
“She knew everyone in the community and helped both the station and the College make important connections. She was well-loved by all of her colleagues and a friend to everyone,” Hubbs said.
James, a native Pensacolian, traced her roots back to the 1870s through her late parents, Dudley and Alice Greenhut.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Alice and U.S. Navy Capt. Mark Burns; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Paula Hayward James; two grandchildren, Sawyer James and Colette James; brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Connie Greenhut; sister and brother-in-law, Molly and Brian Kiely; along with many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
James’s friend Terrie L. Campfield added her Yorkshire Terrier, Dudley, was her constant companion.
“Dudley was named after Nan’s father. He passed away a few months ago after a long life but Nan always referred to him as her partner in crime ─ her ride or die,” said Campfield, who met James through Christ Church.
Nan Greenhut James
“She was a sweet lady. We were introduced through a priest at church, and we became close friends. We did so much together, went to the movies, had lunch together.”
Campfield noted that James was a fighter.
“I have never met anyone with more grit and compassion and a will and drive to live as Nan. She fought through her illness. Her family was her driving force – her grandkids and children,” she added.
A world traveler, James traveled extensively with her daughter, but also was active in her community. She volunteered at Covenant Hospice, Sacred Heart Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House offering comfort and care to those in need.
James’s vibrant life was celebrated on April 4 at Christ Church Episcopal in downtown Pensacola.
Contributions in James’s memory can be made to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida or Christ Church Episcopal in her name.