Greg Johnston reports that Jim passed on March 3, 2016, a month before his 61st birthday.  Jim only attended MHS his senior year, and lived in Raleigh at the time of his death.   Greg and Jim worked together from 1981-2011, when Greg changed jobs.  Trudy Villa Gosler provided the link for his obituary.

https://rfhr.com/obituaries/james-francis-mchugh/