James "Papa Jim" Flanigan passed with his family lovingly by his side on December 18, 2017 just after reaching his 90th birthday.
Born December 14, 1927 to Edward and Catherine (Foley) Flanigan, Jim was one of eight children. He was a proud Navy veteran serving during World War II aboard the USS Nevada and the USS Willard Keith.
While working as a stockboy at Kresge's Department Store in Hartford, he met his wife of 66 years, Angeline (Pope) Flanigan. After they married, he went on to work long nights at the Hartford Courant in the Stereotype Department and later became a supervisor in the Camera Department. Jim had an unbelievable knack for repairing things and fixed just about anything for his family. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix with his famous blue toolbox.
After he retired from the Courant he happily volunteered his time to take care of his grandchildren and was able to enjoy many trips to Disney World and spent every summer at his beach house in Old Saybrook with his family. His handsome complexion, striking blue eyes and silver hair that was always fixed perfectly in place, lent to constant comparisons with Clint Eastwood later in life. He leaves behind a legacy of hard work and patience, and a tremendous amount of strength which he exhibited until the very end. Memories of him are filled with a lot of love and laughter and he will always be remembered for his gentle and kind spirit and the few tricks and harmonica he kept up his sleeve.
He is survived by his wife Angeline, his three daughters and their husbands: Susan and Michael Pirro of Simsbury, Maureen and Dennis Sweeney of Wethersfield and Karen and Bob Colangelo of Wethersfield; eight granddaughters: Kim Robinson and her husband Ben and their children Andrea and Lisa of Wethersfield; Elizabeth Peling and her husband Rob and their children Kevin, Amy and Brendan of Wethersfield; Jennifer Pirro and her husband Mike Mulhall and their children Anthony and Abigail of Canton; Allison Sweeney of Rocky Hill, Rosanne Gowdy and her husband Mike and their son Marcus of Wethersfield; Helen Nye and her husband Jonathan of Wethersfield; Julie Colangelo of New Haven; and Lindsey Colangelo of Astoria Queens, NY.
He also leaves behind two sisters, Noreen Propfe and Kathleen Hull.
Funeral services will be on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Trinity Church, Capitol Avenue, Hartford.
Burial with military honors will follow at Village Cemetery, Old Wethersfield.
Memorial donations can be made to Run For [email protected].
For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopo.com.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Dec. 20, 2017.
Born December 14, 1927 to Edward and Catherine (Foley) Flanigan, Jim was one of eight children. He was a proud Navy veteran serving during World War II aboard the USS Nevada and the USS Willard Keith.
While working as a stockboy at Kresge's Department Store in Hartford, he met his wife of 66 years, Angeline (Pope) Flanigan. After they married, he went on to work long nights at the Hartford Courant in the Stereotype Department and later became a supervisor in the Camera Department. Jim had an unbelievable knack for repairing things and fixed just about anything for his family. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix with his famous blue toolbox.
After he retired from the Courant he happily volunteered his time to take care of his grandchildren and was able to enjoy many trips to Disney World and spent every summer at his beach house in Old Saybrook with his family. His handsome complexion, striking blue eyes and silver hair that was always fixed perfectly in place, lent to constant comparisons with Clint Eastwood later in life. He leaves behind a legacy of hard work and patience, and a tremendous amount of strength which he exhibited until the very end. Memories of him are filled with a lot of love and laughter and he will always be remembered for his gentle and kind spirit and the few tricks and harmonica he kept up his sleeve.
He is survived by his wife Angeline, his three daughters and their husbands: Susan and Michael Pirro of Simsbury, Maureen and Dennis Sweeney of Wethersfield and Karen and Bob Colangelo of Wethersfield; eight granddaughters: Kim Robinson and her husband Ben and their children Andrea and Lisa of Wethersfield; Elizabeth Peling and her husband Rob and their children Kevin, Amy and Brendan of Wethersfield; Jennifer Pirro and her husband Mike Mulhall and their children Anthony and Abigail of Canton; Allison Sweeney of Rocky Hill, Rosanne Gowdy and her husband Mike and their son Marcus of Wethersfield; Helen Nye and her husband Jonathan of Wethersfield; Julie Colangelo of New Haven; and Lindsey Colangelo of Astoria Queens, NY.
He also leaves behind two sisters, Noreen Propfe and Kathleen Hull.
Funeral services will be on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Trinity Church, Capitol Avenue, Hartford.
Burial with military honors will follow at Village Cemetery, Old Wethersfield.
Memorial donations can be made to Run For [email protected].
For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopo.com.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Dec. 20, 2017.
James "Papa Jim" Flanigan passed with his family lovingly by his side on December 18, 2017 just after reaching his 90th birthday.
Born December 14, 1927 to Edward and Catherine (Foley) Flanigan, Jim was one of eight children. He was a proud Navy veteran serving during World War II aboard the USS Nevada and the USS Willard Keith.
While working as a stockboy at Kresge's Department Store in Hartford, he met his wife of 66 years, Angeline (Pope) Flanigan. After they married, he went on to work long nights at the Hartford Courant in the Stereotype Department and later became a supervisor in the Camera Department. Jim had an unbelievable knack for repairing things and fixed just about anything for his family. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix with his famous blue toolbox.
After he retired from the Courant he happily volunteered his time to take care of his grandchildren and was able to enjoy many trips to Disney World and spent every summer at his beach house in Old Saybrook with his family. His handsome complexion, striking blue eyes and silver hair that was always fixed perfectly in place, lent to constant comparisons with Clint Eastwood later in life. He leaves behind a legacy of hard work and patience, and a tremendous amount of strength which he exhibited until the very end. Memories of him are filled with a lot of love and laughter and he will always be remembered for his gentle and kind spirit and the few tricks and harmonica he kept up his sleeve.
He is survived by his wife Angeline, his three daughters and their husbands: Susan and Michael Pirro of Simsbury, Maureen and Dennis Sweeney of Wethersfield and Karen and Bob Colangelo of Wethersfield; eight granddaughters: Kim Robinson and her husband Ben and their children Andrea and Lisa of Wethersfield; Elizabeth Peling and her husband Rob and their children Kevin, Amy and Brendan of Wethersfield; Jennifer Pirro and her husband Mike Mulhall and their children Anthony and Abigail of Canton; Allison Sweeney of Rocky Hill, Rosanne Gowdy and her husband Mike and their son Marcus of Wethersfield; Helen Nye and her husband Jonathan of Wethersfield; Julie Colangelo of New Haven; and Lindsey Colangelo of Astoria Queens, NY.
He also leaves behind two sisters, Noreen Propfe and Kathleen Hull.
Funeral services will be on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Trinity Church, Capitol Avenue, Hartford.
Burial with military honors will follow at Village Cemetery, Old Wethersfield.
Memorial donations can be made to Run For [email protected].
For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopo.com.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Dec. 20, 2017.
Born December 14, 1927 to Edward and Catherine (Foley) Flanigan, Jim was one of eight children. He was a proud Navy veteran serving during World War II aboard the USS Nevada and the USS Willard Keith.
While working as a stockboy at Kresge's Department Store in Hartford, he met his wife of 66 years, Angeline (Pope) Flanigan. After they married, he went on to work long nights at the Hartford Courant in the Stereotype Department and later became a supervisor in the Camera Department. Jim had an unbelievable knack for repairing things and fixed just about anything for his family. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix with his famous blue toolbox.
After he retired from the Courant he happily volunteered his time to take care of his grandchildren and was able to enjoy many trips to Disney World and spent every summer at his beach house in Old Saybrook with his family. His handsome complexion, striking blue eyes and silver hair that was always fixed perfectly in place, lent to constant comparisons with Clint Eastwood later in life. He leaves behind a legacy of hard work and patience, and a tremendous amount of strength which he exhibited until the very end. Memories of him are filled with a lot of love and laughter and he will always be remembered for his gentle and kind spirit and the few tricks and harmonica he kept up his sleeve.
He is survived by his wife Angeline, his three daughters and their husbands: Susan and Michael Pirro of Simsbury, Maureen and Dennis Sweeney of Wethersfield and Karen and Bob Colangelo of Wethersfield; eight granddaughters: Kim Robinson and her husband Ben and their children Andrea and Lisa of Wethersfield; Elizabeth Peling and her husband Rob and their children Kevin, Amy and Brendan of Wethersfield; Jennifer Pirro and her husband Mike Mulhall and their children Anthony and Abigail of Canton; Allison Sweeney of Rocky Hill, Rosanne Gowdy and her husband Mike and their son Marcus of Wethersfield; Helen Nye and her husband Jonathan of Wethersfield; Julie Colangelo of New Haven; and Lindsey Colangelo of Astoria Queens, NY.
He also leaves behind two sisters, Noreen Propfe and Kathleen Hull.
Funeral services will be on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Trinity Church, Capitol Avenue, Hartford.
Burial with military honors will follow at Village Cemetery, Old Wethersfield.
Memorial donations can be made to Run For [email protected].
For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopo.com.
Published in The Hartford Courant on Dec. 20, 2017.
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