James McMahon, 89, Computer Sales Executive, Former Darien Resident

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James Franklin McMahon, 89, a computer sales executive from the early days of electronic data processing, died May 26, 2016, after a short illness. A resident of Essex, he had formerly resided in Old Lyme and Darien. Jim was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a graduate of the Poly Prep Country Day School and Colgate University, where he was active in the Theta Chi fraternity. While in college, Jim dated Barbara Doyle, a student at Smith College who he had met at dancing school in Brooklyn. Immediately after their college graduations, Jim and Barbara married in 1950.