The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-28
James J. Lynch
Former Member of Waterbury Fire Department Highly Esteemed as Electrician
 Knew Brooklyn District Intimately.

the very start was associated with the Bureau of Fire Alarm. He was not heavy, but he was tall, and wiry, and seemed to possess the strength of an OK. Nothing faxed him; nothing was too heavy for him; he never gruinbled or found fault with what he had to do; at any ard oil time, he responded quickly to on emergency summons, ard worked diligently throughout until the alarm service was cleared up, and the system placed in pro- per condition. Yes, he may have been a little bit rough in the way he did things, but this was mainly due to the great strength of the man. Fearless and daring, he nev- CT hesitated at anything; personal safety never entered his mind, and If he started out to do something, he did 1t, regardless of the condi- tons in and about the premises. And in addition, he knew practi- cally every wire and cable at- tached to the signal service of the Fire Dept. If trouble occurred, he reported promptly to his superior, Capt. John SchloSser at the time, and now superintendent, and they with the other members corrected any and all faults found with tho system. And as a climber, Jim Lynch ranked with the best of them; high tension wires or any other risks incurred in the service seldom bothered him. He had 6 job to do, and he did 1t without finch ing.
 Brooklyn knew Jim probably better than any other section of the city, He and the other Lynches were all born over there. And like all Of the other Irish people in that part of the city once upon a time, the Lynchs were known for their good deeds, and friendlinesS among neighhorS. No one went hungry from tho old homestead. The parents were fine providers, and the company always got the best in the house.
 It was this custom from boy. hood that made Jim the good hearted person he always was through life. He never turned down an appeal for afd, with Q dollar in his pocket. He couldn't because of being bred In this way,
 And so, we say when he was pensloned of by the department, 1t was something he richly de- served, even though the amount allotted was probably below the standard figure. But he earned every penny of it during the pee riod he was connected with the force. If he had been paid for the overtime of the service he ren- dered, he would have received much more than the total amount paid him by pension.
 For our own part, we can hards ly understand just why he should die at this time. Something gave out, of course, and his health and strength failed him. But to us. he seemed like a person who when the time arrived, could even re- sist death, he was so strong and robust. After all, though, we guess, no one can really fight away death.
 Naturally, we saw him in death, he. was changed figure from what we had seen him in life. He had lost weight, and even his hands had changed. But years ago, he could wind his big arms around a heavily ladened article, lift 1t to his shoulder, and lug 1t from the ground floor of fire headquarters to the fire alarm bureau with apparent ease and comfort after the long journey. He was just that kind of a fellow.
 Poor fellow, Jim. he was enti- tied to a longer life, and an op- portunity to reap the harvest of the better position he had when he was seized and taken away.