James F. Hooley
James F. Hooley, at home in Milton, formerly of Dorchester, July 25, 2013.
Born and raised in Dorchester, he was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School. Jim was employed by Boston Edison for 43 years, retiring as a maintenance supervisor in 1994. He had been an active parishioner at Saint Kevin’s Church, serving the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Husband of Claire L. (Walsh) and the late Norma M. (Donovan) Hooley. Father of James W. Hooley and his wife Joanne of West Roxbury, Kevin R. Hooley and his wife Isabel of Chesapeake, VA, Mary M. Palmer and her husband Michael of Milton, Karen M. Hooley of Quincy, John M. Hooley and his wife Barbara of Malden and Anne S. Hooley of Milton. Step-father of Claire Coen and her late husband Jack of Milton and Marie VanRyen and her husband Jim of Londonderry, NH. Grandfather of Angela, Gregory, Daniel, Gerald, Diana, James, Tom, Bess, Sean and Michael and great-grandfather of Gabriel and Kaleigh. Step-grandfather of Carlene, Brian, Julie and Michael and their children Connor, Shannon, Mia and Jack. Brother of Rita Martin and her husband Ren of Andover, Tom Duchini and his wife Lorraine of Pembroke and the late Mary Hooley.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Elizabeth Church, Reedsdale Road at Randolph Avenue, Milton, Monday July 29 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Sunday 3-7 PM. Interment Milton Cemetery.
Guestbook Entries
Dear Aunt Claire Jim’s children and their families the Hooley family and aunt Claire’s family Ed and I are very saddened by Jim’s passing. You couldn’t ask for a better man ,so gentle and loving to everyone .will keep him and all his family in our prayers
We are very sorry to hear of Jim’s passing. Such a great guy. Our sympathies to all, Love, Patricia & George
I had the pleasure of working with Jim for many years at L. St. Station. I met many people all over the Edison territory. Never respected and enjoyed anyone more.
Stan Smolak
To all in the Hooley Family,
Please accept our sincere condolences at this difficult time. I am a friend of your family for many years now through my work at Boston EMS and was honored to meet many of you at various wonderful occasions. Our hopes for ALL will be to treasure all those very special and wonderful memories as they will help you through some of the difficult days ahead! May Jim rest in peace and bring those joyous memories back to all when a smile is needed.
Sincerely, Rosemary & Neal Braverman
Dear Claire and family our deepest sympathy on the loss of your wonderful husband Jim, we will keep you and yours in our thoughts and prayers! God Bless, Missy and Barbara
So sorry for your loss. Jim was the best. Be assured of my prayers for all of you. With great love, Billy Coen.
My condolences on the passing of Jim. I worked with Mary Palmer and met him a couple of times. What a wonderful man he was. May he rest in Peace
Judy and I find it difficult to adequately express our sadness at Fran’s passing (I always tried hard to call him Jim but Fran always came out of my mouth…). The truth is we’re not sad for Fran. He is in God’s loving embrace – no longer hurting and at peace. He is surrounded by the family and friends that went before him and greeted him when he arrived in heaven. Our sadness is for Claire; Fran’s children & his grand and great-grandchildren; his sister and brother and their spouses; nieces, nephews, cousins by the score and other relatives and friends. It is sad that we now only have memories of Fran’s smile, his sense of humor, the kindnesses that he showed everyone, his steadiness and selflessness, his caring heart and gentle soul. We are sad and we hurt. But we take comfort in knowing Fran is working to persuade our Good Lord to heal our hearts. Fran is surely one of His favorites and his wish will be granted. Our love to all and may God Bless.