James M. Goff, 60, retired exec

James M. Goff, 60, retired president of General AmericanTransportation Corp., died Sunday in Pinehurst, N.C.

A longtime Chicago resident, he retired last year as head of therailroad car leasing company, where he had been president since 1979.

Mr. Goff began practicing law at the firm of Sonnenschein CarlinNath & Rosenthal in 1953 and was a partner from 1959 until 1977.While working there, he began handling some cases for GATX Corp., theparent company of General American.

Mr. Goff graduated from …