James "Jim" Drowne

James “Jim” Drowne was born January 23, 1947. He was married to the love of his life Milly for 54 years. They were everything to each other and he missed her and thought about her every day. He was dad to 3 daughters Lisa, Kelli and Michele and son in laws Ed married to Lisa and Brian married to Kelli that he considered sons. He has 4 grandkids. One set each of boy/girl twins. Emma & Noah to Kelli and Brian and Ryleigh and Garrett to Michele. They were the light of his life. He always wore his proud papa hat and talked about them all the time. He was very proud of the work that he did as a diesel mechanic for Colony Ford and Metropolitain Oil as well as running his own automotive business for a time. He was a coach for Coventry Girls Softball for many years and touched so many lives that still reach out to this day. He loved fishing, nature, feeding and watching his birds, he loved watching “stupid comedies” as Milly would call them like Adam Sandler movies and Monty Python. He loved watching Marvel movies and was so happy to finally be able to watch Deadpool and Wolverine shortly before he passed. But mostly he loved spending time with his family. He loved holidays and brunches and really any reason just to hang out and be together. He made many new friends and family at his 2nd home at Brookdale. He always said at first that he was just there for Milly to get help but after a time it became home. He was always around to check on everyone, make sure both residents and staff were having a good day and usually a fist bump and making sure that everyone was staying “out of trouble”. Through the years he has touched so many lives, has so many friends and “adopted” sons and daughters that he considers family. He made friends wherever we went, always had a kind word and always told people to “never change”. He always sees the best in people. He really was the world's best dad, grandpa, papa and friend to everyone. Visitation will be held Monday from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Winfield & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory, 571 West Greenville Road, Scituate. Funeral Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Winfield & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Park, Johnston.

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James "Jim" Drowne

October 16, 2024