James E. Hinchee Obituary (1946 - 2016)

James E. Hinchee, 70, of Bloomington, passed away at 3:12 p.m., Monday, October 31, 2016 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.His visitation will be from Noon-2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. A private family burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery with military rites accorded by the Bloomington-Normal American Legion Honor Guard.Memorials may be directed to theAmerican LegionPost 635, Normal.Jim was born April 15, 1946 in Taylorville, Illinois, the son of Clarence Russell and Rose Evelyn Watkins Hinchee. He married Linda Griswold on March 5, 1967 in Roseville, IL. She survives.He is also survived by a son, James (Beth) Hinchee of Peoria, a daughter, Shannon (Rich) Beck of Bloomington; five grandchildren, Sean, Niamh and Caitlin Hinchee and Richard and Maximilian Beck.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Kermit Hinchee.Jim received his Bachelor degree in Physics from Western Illinois University and attended graduate school at the University of Wyoming. He was an officer in the US Navy, served on the CV-42 Roosevelt and was an instructor at the US Naval Academy. He finished his career in the US Navy Reserves as a Lieutenant. He was a planning engineer for GTE and Verizon for many years, retiring in 2008. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, genealogy, watching basketball, especially the University of Illinois and keeping up with his grandkids activities.