James Butler Studley

James Studley 
4/10/1935 - 12/03/2020

#1 Stud lived 170 years in his 85 years of life.  As friends would agree, he both was a character and had character. James Butler Studley of Shalimar, FL and Orleans, MA passed away on December 3, 2020 leaving this world a little more boring.  Jim was born April 10, 1935 in Boston MA, son of Linnell E and Katherine L Studley.  Jim was raised in Newton Highlands, graduated from Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge and Trinity College in Hartford CT.  He received his Air Force commission through ROTC and was immediately stationed in Japan and Maine. He married Carol “Corky” Lindemann in 1960. They were a perfect match – she was colorful, while Jim and his many yarns were often off color. Anything for a good laugh.  Jim graduated from pilot training and was a rescue command pilot with over 10,000 hours flying time.  His family was stationed in AL, TX, CA, Bermuda, FL and HI while he had remote tours in Thailand, Vietnam and New Zealand.  Jim, or #1 Stud as he was known by all, was awarded 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses for heroism in Vietnam and 8 Air Medals.  After retirement from the Air Force, Jim worked for over 20 years in sales in the southeast for Imtra, a marine equipment company.  Like his many birds, he migrated to Cape Cod for 5 months a year where his family has had a place for several generations. There he followed his passion for sailing, fishing, hunting and boating of any kind. Jim was a member of the Order of Daedalians, the Quiet Birdman, the Shalimar United Methodist Church, The Fort Walton Yacht Club and the Orleans Yacht Club. His countless friends will forever remember his Cape Cod porch parties, Nantucket red pants, patriotism and nightly sunset cannon ceremonies. He was a lover of a good joke, a strong rum, the Red Sox and an evening spent with friends. He is predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Corky and survived by his son Jeffrey L. Studley and his wife Suzanne Morris of Shalimar, FL; daughter Elizabeth S. Bentley and her husband Nigel K. Bentley of Acton and East Orleans, MA; 4 grandchildren, Blake K. Bentley, Sarah L. Bentley, Lincoln B. Studley and Corbin J. Studley, his loving sister Barbara S. Barnette of E. Orleans, MA; and 4 nieces and a nephew.  A celebration of Jim’s life, with the firing of the cannon, will be held at the family boathouse in East Orleans on a date to be announced. Burial will be in the Orleans Cemetery with full military honors.  In lieu of flowers and to share his love of Orleans, expressions of sympathy may be made in his name to the Orleans Pond Coalition, PO Box 2485, Orleans, MA 02653.  

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