JAMES D. HANLON

1927 - 2017

JAMES D. HANLON

1927 - 2017

BORN

1927

DIED

2017

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HANLON, James D. Of Harwich Port, MA, formerly of Staten Island, NY, died on March 3, 2017. He was born in Newark, NJ on March 30, 1927, and raised in Arlington, MA. He was the son of the late Daniel J. and Helen C. Hanlon. He is survived by his beloved wife, Alice E. (Whalen), and his six children: Alice H. and her husband,Thomas E. Peisch of Wellesley; Daniel J. and his wife, Annice, Hanlon of LaGrange, Il; Mary Ellen and her husband,Karl, Jacob of Sandwich; Eileen E. Hanlon of Chatham; James V. Hanlon of Harwich Port;John C. and his wife, Sherry, Costa Hanlon of Taunton. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 2 great-children: Philip,Alice and Andrew Peisch; Patrick, Sarah and James Hanlon; Kaitlin Jacob Quine, Lindsay, Kristin and Kyle Jacob; Christopher and Delano Costa Hanlon; and Jack and Teddy Peisch. He was a graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy Class of 1947, the College of the Holy Cross Class of 1952 and Harvard Law School Class of 1957. Served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, and spent his career in New York City as a maritime lawyer, and as an executive at Pouch Terminal, Inc. He lived in Staten Island, N.Y. for 40 years before retiring to Harwich Port. Funeral from the Morris, O'Connor and Blute Funeral Home followed by a Funeral Mass at Holy Redeemer Church, 57 Highland Avenue, Chatham, MA, on Wednesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to a charity of your choice. Notes of comfort may be made at: www.MorrisOConnorBlute.com.

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Kevin and Muriel McKeon

March 7, 2017

We stand with you today Jim, and with our deepest condolences to the Hanlon family, in appreciation for your warm and generous spirit, your wonderful sense of humor, your gentleness. The world is greatly reduced by your loss. We feel deeply fortunate to have known you. You always brought us a smile. God bless you, Jim, and may He forever keep you in the palm of His hand.

March 6, 2017

Hey Eileen and the entire Hanlon family,
May your memories of your Dad always bring a smile to your face and love in your heart.
Love ,Eileen and Tony Militano

kelley

March 6, 2017

MAY THE THOUGHT OF KNOWING THAT FRIENDS AND FAMILY SHARE IN YOUR GRIEF BE OF COMFORT TO YOUR FAMILY.PLEASE READ PROV 17:17

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