Jim Moran was a real estate hall of famer, a world-class rowing marathoner, a Vince Lombardi footballer, a director of too many boards to list, a U.S. Navy serviceman. Jim was never one to lose himself in self-importance, nor would he tolerate egos in his associates, dismissing grandiose, selfish behavior as so much noise useful only for obscuring the facts.

Jim's word and his great character were his reputation and his expressed wish was to die in his office, at 90 years of age, still actively making real estate deals. Jim fell short of his goal, not because he lost the battle with his illness, but as he put it, he ran out of time. Jim's spirit, his values, and his reputation are central to every conversation Midway conducts.