New Hope, PA – Dr. Malcolm J. “Jim” Borthwick Jr., VMD, 84, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at his home.
Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., he was raised in Shavertown, Pa. As a teenager, he attended Wyoming Seminary Prep School as a day student. After graduation, he went to veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania. While in vet school he met his future wife, Mary Munley. She was a nursing instructor at Penn’s School of Nursing. They were married soon after graduation.
Jim started his career at Yorkers and Roosevelt Raceways in New York with harness horses. He and Mary moved to New Hope in 1971, and he continued his career as an equine veterinarian. He was a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the American Veterinarian Medical Association and the Penn Veterinarian Medical Association.
Son of the late Malcolm J. Borthwick Sr. and Alice Casterline Borthwick, he is survived by his wife of 56 years Mary Munley Borthwick; his two sons, James Malcolm Borthwick, MD (Joan) and Joseph Thomas Borthwick, VMD, (Kathleen); his grandchildren Ellie, Taylor, Clara, Erin and Maya Borthwick; his brother Thomas Borthwick and his wife Virginia.
Jim and Mary have lived on the same farm since August 1971. As hobbies he enjoyed hunting, fishing, racing, and driving his own horses, many of which he bred and trained. He and Mary traveled and had a very happy and interesting life together.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Garefino Funeral Home, 12 N. Franklin St. Lambertville, N.J.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders and Veterinarians Without Borders.