He was born February 26, 1942 in Jamestown, NY, the eldest son of C. James and Mary (Burlingame)Konstanty.
Jim grew up in Worcester, NY, and attended Worcester Central School through the 9th grade. He graduated from Oneonta High School in 1960 and was an active part of the football, basketball and baseball teams. He was recently chosen to be inducted into the Oneonta High School Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2015. After graduating from OHS, he graduated from Cornell University in 1964, and received his law degree from Syracuse University School of Law in 1967. He first practiced with the law firm of Turk, Truman and Bishop in Owego and then joined the Leamy, VanWoert and Dunn Law Firm in Oneonta in 1969 before opening his own practice at 252 Main St. in Oneonta. He was Attorney for the Towns of Oneonta and Davenport, as well as the Otsego County Attorney for over 20 years. He was a member of the Otsego County Bar Association, the NYS Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Otsego County Republican Party. Jim was also a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Oneonta Country Club, Kiwanis, the Oneonta Elks Club and volunteered his talents for many area organizations including the Oneonta Little League, Youth Soccer and the 1989 Otsego County Bicentennial.
Always active and on the go, he loved playing sports while in school and in later years he took up golf,tennis, skiing, & boating. However, his favorite activity was supporting his children in their athletic endeavors, and later watching his grandchildren play football, soccer, baseball, and basketball and enjoying their plays, dance and piano recitals. Favorite family memories include Member Guest golf with his sons, fishing trips to Cape Cod, golf anywhere and everywhere, Aspen ski trips, and boating on Otsego Lake.
He was predeceased by his parents, Jim Konstanty (1976) and Mary Konstanty (2007) and his brother, Robert Konstanty (1947).
He is survived by his wife, Irene Helen (Baker) Konstanty; daughter, Kristin (Konstanty) Maher, her husband, Hunter, and their children, Layne and Chase of Matthews, NC; and four sons, Michael Konstanty of Charlotte, NC; James John and Maribeth (Allison) Konstanty, their children, Jacquelyn Mary (Jackie) and James John, Jr (Jimmy) of Fairfield, CT; Daniel and Lori (Stern) Konstanty and their children, Grace and Joseph of Melrose, MA; and Jared Andrew and Kelly Ann (Mitchell) Konstanty, and their children, Andrew John and Colin Michael of Westport, CT; his sister, Helen Irene (Konstanty) Rees and her husband, David of Oneonta. He is also survived by numerous cousins around the country.
Burial is at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Worcester, NY.
He was born February 26, 1942 in Jamestown, NY, the eldest son of C. James and Mary (Burlingame)Konstanty.
Jim grew up in Worcester, NY, and attended Worcester Central School through the 9th grade. He graduated from Oneonta High School in 1960 and was an active part of the football, basketball and baseball teams. He was recently chosen to be inducted into the Oneonta High School Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2015. After graduating from OHS, he graduated from Cornell University in 1964, and received his law degree from Syracuse University School of Law in 1967. He first practiced with the law firm of Turk, Truman and Bishop in Owego and then joined the Leamy, VanWoert and Dunn Law Firm in Oneonta in 1969 before opening his own practice at 252 Main St. in Oneonta. He was Attorney for the Towns of Oneonta and Davenport, as well as the Otsego County Attorney for over 20 years. He was a member of the Otsego County Bar Association, the NYS Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Otsego County Republican Party. Jim was also a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Oneonta Country Club, Kiwanis, the Oneonta Elks Club and volunteered his talents for many area organizations including the Oneonta Little League, Youth Soccer and the 1989 Otsego County Bicentennial.
Always active and on the go, he loved playing sports while in school and in later years he took up golf,tennis, skiing, & boating. However, his favorite activity was supporting his children in their athletic endeavors, and later watching his grandchildren play football, soccer, baseball, and basketball and enjoying their plays, dance and piano recitals. Favorite family memories include Member Guest golf with his sons, fishing trips to Cape Cod, golf anywhere and everywhere, Aspen ski trips, and boating on Otsego Lake.
He was predeceased by his parents, Jim Konstanty (1976) and Mary Konstanty (2007) and his brother, Robert Konstanty (1947).
He is survived by his wife, Irene Helen (Baker) Konstanty; daughter, Kristin (Konstanty) Maher, her husband, Hunter, and their children, Layne and Chase of Matthews, NC; and four sons, Michael Konstanty of Charlotte, NC; James John and Maribeth (Allison) Konstanty, their children, Jacquelyn Mary (Jackie) and James John, Jr (Jimmy) of Fairfield, CT; Daniel and Lori (Stern) Konstanty and their children, Grace and Joseph of Melrose, MA; and Jared Andrew and Kelly Ann (Mitchell) Konstanty, and their children, Andrew John and Colin Michael of Westport, CT; his sister, Helen Irene (Konstanty) Rees and her husband, David of Oneonta. He is also survived by numerous cousins around the country.
Burial is at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Worcester, NY.
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