James Francis Donnelly

Funeral Services will be held 5 P.M. Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Woodstock Funeral Home Chapel with Father Mark Starr officiating. Visitation will be held from 3-5 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home.

Mr. Donnelly was born October 24, 1958, in St. Cloud, MN, to William A. and Marion Smith Donnelly.

Mr. Donnelly was the World’s Greatest Aerospace Engineer at Lockheed Martin for over 20 years.

He is survived by his loving wife and High School Sweetheart, Kathleen A. Donnelly, Marietta, GA; his two sons, Christopher Donnelly, Marietta, and Jason Donnelly, Clearwater, FL; one daughter, Nichole Donnelly, Marietta; two grandchildren, Katelyn and Ensley Grace; five sisters and three brothers.

Online condolences may be made at www.WoodstockFuneralHome.com

Family Remarks:

Beautiful mind, thought outside the box, smartest man I’ve ever met. Great sense of humor always had a joke. He could be having a bad time or a good time but the point is he had one no matter what the situation was. He was close to perfect as a man could be.

Jim married his high school sweetheart and they raised three wonderful children. He said, “We strove for perfection and once they reached it they didn’t have any more kids.” Little did (Nichole) the youngest know he was saying that since he learned to talk probably being the baby of 9 and all.

James loved his wife, kids, brothers and sisters, his parents, grandkids, his job, his friends, Sci-Fi, cruise casinos and his C-130 and he loved Chaos because it created cash.

Jim D. WGAE is the truth. Jim D. was the World’s Greatest Aerospace Engineer. While he was a job shopper he went by this quote: “I’m mobile, agile, versatile, cash heavy and road ready towards the next aerospace job.” James had no idea his 2nd family would be his new co-workers. And then Lockheed Martin became a 2nd home and family. He loved his job and his family there.

This is not good bye, we will all see you and your crystal blue eyes soon enough!!!!!!!!!!!!