James W. Sweeney

Thank you God for the gift of salvation through your most Holy Son Jesus.

Dear Aunt Kathy, Uncle Stu, Beth, Nikki, Chris & Matt ~ I am very, very sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you in this sadden time. I pray that you will find comfort in knowing he is in a beautiful place now....with his wife in the kingdom of heaven.

I love you all - take care....
May god bless you!

Jim Sweeney was a good and decent man, a devout Catholic, and a quiet war hero. Jim was a dive bomber pilot of VB-94 based on the USS Lexington in 1945. Lt JG Sweeney bombed two moored Japanese battleships, the Ise and the Nagato, sinking them, and was awarded the Navy Cross.

The type of plane that Jim flew, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, was difficult to fly because Navy bureaucrats kept adding modifications that eventually made it overweight and unstable. Based on its official Navy...

To the Sweeney family,
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you in this time of great sadness. Uncle Jimmy is now w/his beloved Marian. This will hopefully help you during this time of grieving.
Always in our thoughts and prayers,
Eileen Marie Shea(jr) and Ken Barden

My deapest condolences to Donna, Kathy and their children /grandchildren. I loved Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Marion, they were such a perfect couple. I know they are together again, but will be missed by you all. Also, my love to Aunt Kay, Aunt Marie and Uncle Tommy. It is such an inspiration to see how well siblings can live so long a (good) life with help of each other.