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J.F. Cleary; investment banker aided BC, BSO, Pops, loved city

By Bryan Marquard

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 29, 2012

A former president of the Blyth Eastman Dillon & Co. investment bank, James F. Cleary was a key fund-raiser for Boston College, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Pops. Just as important, friends said, was how he treated others. “He was one of these rare folks who took great joy in the success of others,’’ said Jack Connors, a founder of the Boston advertising firm Hill, Holliday. “He was happy for your success. He wanted other people to know about your success, and he would tell them.’’

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