James J. Flanagan

Waltham - Mr. James J. Flanagan of Waltham died Friday, March 26, 2004 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 69. Born in Milton, a son of the late Thomas and Irene (Finnegan) Flanagan, he lived in Waltham for the past 45 years. He was a graduate of Boston College High School in Dorchester and of Saint Michael's College in Vermont. During the Korean War he served with the U.S. Army. He worked for more than thirty years for New England Electric Systems, directing its public and legislative affairs in the electric and nuclear energy fields. After that he worked as vice-president of legislative affairs for Yankee Atomic Energy and established and directed a Washington office for the Seabrook and Yankee nuclear energy facilities. In 1992 he established his own firm, Jim Flanagan & Company, a public affairs and government relations firm. He was a member of the Edison Electric Institute where he served as chairman of it's Tax and Finance, Federal Affairs and Oil & Gas legislative committees. He was also a member of the board of directors of Highline Corporation in Waltham and Mount Washington Bank in South Boston. He also had been a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society and involved with Warrendale Little League Baseball in Waltham. Jim was also a member and a past president of the Clover Club of Boston. The husband of the late Elizabeth M. (Cahill) Flanagan, he leaves his children, William M. Flanagan and his wife, Elizabeth S. of North Andover and Lisa F. Perrier and her husband, William J. of Waltham; his grandchildren, Meaghan, Michael, and Brian Flanagan; and many nieces and nephews. He was also the father of the late James J. Flanagan, Jr. and brother of the late Thomas J. Flanagan, Jr. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday from The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20) Waltham, followed by a Funeral Mass in Saint Jude Church, 147 Main Street, Waltham at 10:30 am. Burial will be in Saint Joseph’s Cemetery, West Roxbury. Visiting hours are Monday 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Laboure Center, 371 W. Fourth Street, South Boston, MA 02127.