SALISBURY — James Paul Harlin, age 77, died Monday, April 25 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he was the son of the late Albert Harlin and Freida Schmeidle Harlin. He is survived by his wife, Margaret M. Harlin.

Harlin had worked as a manger for the New York Telephone Company for 34 years. He was an avid builder, loved to read and was a history buff. 

Along with his wife, he is survived by two sons, Anthony C. Harlin and James P. Harlin, Jr. and his wife, Judy; three daughters, Mary Kay Cutilli and her husband, Dave, Margaret M. Harlin and Missy Denault; one brother, Kenneth Harlin; and nine grandchildren, James P. Harlin, Amanda Harlin, David Cutilli and his wife ,Beth, Catherine Cutilli, Jessica Harlin, Luke Harlin, Holly M. Harlin, Samatha Harlin, Mikayla Denault. He was preceded in death by a son. 

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Friday, April 29 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Ocean Pines.