James Graham, former associate director of purchasing at the University of Pennsylvania, died on April 17 at the age of 74.
Mr. Graham was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Drexel University.

He joined Penn in 1996 as a procurement specialist in purchasing. He became associate director of purchasing in 2005 and retired in 2006.

Mr. Graham also worked in purchasing at Cigna and at Drexel.

He is survived by his wife, Denise; children, Jennifer Savage (Eddie), Jay and Stephen; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.