James C. E. Dillon II

DILLON, James C. E., II James C. E. Dillon II, 77, of Port St. Lucie, FL. and West Hartford, died in the arms of his beloved wife, Joan Nolan Dillon, surrounded by his daughter, Helen D. Dillon, and grandson, Andre Dillon Courtois on Thursday, (October 8, 2009). James was the son of the late James C. E. Dillon and Helen Daly Dillon. He is survived by his wife, Joan Nolan Dillon; his two daughters, Helen D. Dillon of West Hartford, Marie Dahleh of Lexington, MA; three grandchildren, Andre Dillon Courtois of West Hartford, Taher and Jumana Dahleh of Lexington MA; two sisters, Miss Marylou Dillon of West Hartford and Helen Dillon Walker and brother-in-law, Philip Walker of West Hartford. He was predeceased by his two brothers, Thomas D. Dillon and Charles J. Dillon. James was a graduate of Georgetown Prep in Washington, DC, Trinity College in Hartford, the American Academy of Funeral Services in New Yor City, and the Computer Processing Institute of Connecticut. James served in the US Army from 1952 - 1954. James was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for the family's funeral business, then spent several years at The Travelers as a systems manager, finally retiring as a sales representative from ESCO. He was member of Holy Family Church of St. Lucie, FL and St. Ann's Church of Avon. James was a member of the Greater Hartford Jaycees, serving as the secretary in 1965-66 and the co-chairman of the GHO in 1967. He was a member of the Past Chairman's Association of the GHO, Buick Championship, and St. Paul-Travelers Championship, the Knights of Columbus, the Elks, the Friendly Sons and Daughters of Ireland in FL, the Irish Cultural Institute of FL, the Funeral Directors Association of America, and the CT State Funeral Directors Association. He served as a Justice of the Peace and a chili judge for the State of Connecticut. The funeral will be Wednesday, October 21, 9 a.m. from The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke., Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. in St. Peter Claver Church, 47 Pleasant Street, West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. Visiting hours will be Tuesday, October 20th, 3-7 p.m. at The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com.