If weather prohibits the salute at sea, it will be rendered at the American Legion Hall at Back Beach. Taps will be played and 21-gun salute will be rendered at sea by The American Legion Post 98, of which dad was a member, and should be able to be heard from anywhere along the shoreline.

Please join us along the shore, by boat or in spirit wherever you are by lighting a candle. We will be scattering his ashes at sea, returning him to the earth on the day of his birth, September 26th at 10am, in Sandy Bay, Rockport. He leaves behind his sisters, Joan Smith and her husband Don, Bonnie Graham and her husband John, sister-in-law Sue Waddell and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was sadly predeceased by his son, Matthew James Waddell, and his brother William B. Jim enjoyed being out on his boat, traveling the world, creating art with his kinetic copper wind sculpture and telling his many stories, one of which is when he met his spirit atop Rachelle's Knoll in Sedona, AZ, who was a medicine man named Flying Eagle. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Post 98, the Disabled American Veterans, and the 71st Assault Helicopter Association. However, his proudest endeavor was helping start Big Brother, Big Sister of Cape Ann. He was a member of the Pigeon Cove Boatowners Association, helped in securing Pigeon Cove Wharf, and was a founding member of the Rockport Green Community Task Force. After leaving air traffic in 1981 he worked as the local locksmith with his business, Waddell's Mobile Lockshop, and as a part-time commercial fisherman.Ī believer in public service, Jim served on the Rockport Board of Assessors for 24 years. He continued in a career of aviation earning a commercial pilot certificate and worked as an air traffic controller at the Boston En-route Air Traffic Control Center. He served in the United States Army with a tour of duty in Vietnam as a crew chief and door gunner aboard a Huey helicopter. Chester Waddell and Nancy Burbank Carlson. Jim was born in Gloucester, MA, on September 26, 1948, the son of B. Sheehan, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.Rockport - James Edward 'Jim' Waddell, 72, of Rockport, husband of Nancy (Downie) Waddell for 50 years, father of Melanie Waddell and grandfather of Aadan DeLeon Job, died on Jin his home, surrounded by his family, of lung cancer. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory ofįrank J. The family wants to thank Providence ICU nurses and staff for their special care. Memorials are suggested to ALS Foundation or Holy Angels Church.

He is survived by a son, Jim (Melanie) Sheehan, Desoto, KS two daughters, Kathleen Sheehan, Prairie Village, KS and Rita (Chuck) Rickel, Pittsburg, KS and three grandchildren, Sarah Rickel, Megan Rickel Downie and Jeremy Sheehan.

On he was united in marriage to Aileen Reardon. He was a lifelong sports fan especially enjoying baseball. He worked for General Motors for 10 years and was a farmer. Frank was born Jnear Tonganoxie, KS, the son of James and Johanna (McInerny) Sheehan. The family will receive friends 6-8 pm Tuesday at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie, where the Rosary will be said at 7 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held 11 am Wednesday, Octoat Holy Angels Catholic Church, Basehor. Sheehan, 92, Basehor, KS died Sunday, Octoat Providence Medical Center.

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