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He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Maureen F. O'Connell and his daughter Christine E. O'Connell of London, UK. He was born on May 8, 1943, in Washington, DC, the son of Genevieve and Daniel O'Connell.
He graduated from John Carroll High School in Washington, DC, the University of Maryland, and Georgetown University Law Center. Upon graduation from law school, he joined the United States Marine Corps. He served for three years as a Judge Advocate. In 1971, he joined the Washington D.C. O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue law firm. He continued to practice law there for 47 years, many as its senior partner. He covered the full range of labor, employee benefits and employment law issues. He served as counsel to several international and local unions. Jim retired in June 2018 to his farm in Barnesville, MD. where he cared for his horses and farmed the land. He was well known for making good quality hay. He was also an ardent supporter of land conservation. He served as the President of the Maryland Environmental Trust, the Bethesda- Chevy Chase Izaak Walton League, and the Sugarloaf Countryside Conservancy. He was also a Board member of the Montgomery Countryside Alliance.
He is survived by five brothers and one sister: Daniel O'Connell (Kate), Robert O'Connell (June), Kenneth O'Connell (Susan), William O'Connell (Patricia), Lawrence O'Connell (Beth), and Maureen Doyle (Kevin) and many nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 13, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 18230 Barnesville Rd., Barnesville, MD, with an inurnment to follow in the church cemetery. The family welcomes everyone back to a reception in the church pavilion.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to One More City, a charity campaign founded by James' daughter Christine to fund research into secondary breast cancer. www.justgiving.com/page/christine-oconnell
Arrangements were handled by Hilton Funeral Home.
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