James C.

Birmingham

Jimmy passed away at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton on Tuesday August 6 ^th . He was 58 years of age. Born in Boston he was raised in Chelsea. He was a son of the late John J. and Agnes I. Birmingham. Jimmy attended the Shurtleff School in Chelsea and was graduated from St. John's Prep High School. He continued his education at the University of Chicago and U-Mass Boston. He graduated college with a Bachelor's Degree. Jimmy was married to Jennifer A. Convey and together they settled in Easton raising their family of one daughter and two sons. He was appointed to the Chelsea Fire Dept on March 26 ^th 1990. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on July 18, 2000 and Captain on February 9 ^th 2007. Completing nearly 30 yeare of service, Capt. Birmingham retired from the Dept on August 27 ^th , 2017. He was a member and past vice president of Local 937. A longtime Chelsea resident he has been residing in Easton for the past 25 years. He was a volunteer Little League Coach in Easton, supporting and encouraging his children in their many activities. He received the Volunteer of the year award from Easton Youth Baseball in 2005. Jimmy was 9-11 first responder and part of the firefighter Critical Incident Stress Management Team "CISM" working at "Ground Zero" in New York. He was one of the recipients of the Massachusetts Firefighter of the year award presented at Faneuil Hall for heroic acts of bravery, courage and performance beyond the call of duty given in December 2003. He was also recognized by his hometown Fire Dept. in Easton for his actions in providing aide and assistance fighting a house fire there in January 2007. He is survived by his beloved wife "Jen" Birmingham at home in Easton. He was the devoted father of Allison Birmingham of Easton, Jack Birmingham of Burlington VT. and Adam Birmingham of Easton and dear brother of Thomas F. Birmingham and Nancy M. Birmingham both of Chelsea. He is also survived by nieces, nephews and extended family members and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS:  His Funeral will begin from the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Saturday August 10 at 8:30 A.M. Followed by a funeral mass at Our Lady of Grace Church 59 Nichols St. Chelsea at 10:00 A.M. Services will conclude with committal prayers in the Woodlawn Cemetery Chapel, Everett. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home on Friday from 4 - 8 P.M. Funeral home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite funeral home.

DONATIONS:  Should friends desire, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105 .