James M. Seely

James Michael Gleason "Jim" Seely (October 15, 1932 - June 3, 2017) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and was the acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) from December 18, 1988 to January 1990.

Early life Seely was born in Los Angeles, California to parents Louis and Mary Seely. He became an accomplished ocean swimmer and graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1950.

He married Gail Margaret Deverman on July 13, 1957 in Culver City, California. They had two children; a daughter, Nina, and a son, Ted. During their marriage they would move more than twenty-five times.

Early career In 1958 Seely was deployed on the USS Midway (CV-41) to the first Taiwan Strait crisis to monitor the fighting between Chinese nationalist and communist fighter aircraft.

He returned to the Pentagon in 1986 and stayed there until his retirement in 1989. From 1986 to 1988 he was the Director of the Aviation Plans and Requirements Division. From 1988 to 1989 he was the Deputy/Acting Comptroller of the Navy. He held this post until January 1990, several months after his retirement from active duty.

Retirement After retirement he ran a travel agency and became a consultant for the towns of Oak Harbor, Washington and Everett, Washington on base realignment and closings. We would later work with Boeing, General Electric, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Textron. He was also involved with his local Catholic parish.

On August 25, 2015, he was one of one hundred ninety retired generals and admirals to send a letter to congressional leaders asking them not to ratify the Iran nuclear deal.

He later worked for RRP Defense Consultants, and was on the Board of Directors for H2 Clipper, Inc.

He died at Novant Health Medical Center in Haymarket, Virginia. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery along with his wife Gail Margaret Seely (December 8, 1935 - April 22, 2015).