James Patrick Dinneen Jr.

July 5, 1942 - September 28, 2017

James Patrick Dinneen Jr., 75, of Branford passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 28,2017. He is survived by his loving daughter Sherri Dinneen Stearns and her husband Stephen of Shannock,RI, a grandson Kyle C. Stearns, a brother Brian K. Dinneen and his wife Mary of Wallingford, his niece Tara Dinneen and her children Christopher and Kayla. He was born July 5, 1942 in New Haven a son of the late James P. and Leontine L. Icombe Dinneen Sr., was a graduate of Hamden High School class of 1962 and served with the US Army and the CT Army National Guard. James was employed for thirty five years as an engineer with Pratt and Whitney Corp. retiring in 1999. A graveside funeral service with military honors will be held Tuesday afternoon at 12:30 in Beaverdale Memorial Park, Hamden. Friends may call at Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, 3105 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Tuesday morning prior to the service from 10:00am until 12:00 noon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc., 45 Ash St., East Hartford, CT 06108. www.siskbrothers.com