Phelan, James Frederick, Sr., CDR

James Frederick, Phelan, Sr., (Jim), Commander, U. S. Navy (Ret.) 81, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, April 18, 1998 at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Sedalia, Missouri on January 13, 1917 to the late Leroy Dean and Frances Josephine Milburn Phelan. A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Jim served during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Navy after 20 years of service in 1960. At that time, he became a Professor of Engineering at VPI & SU, where he taught until his retirement in 1983. Jim was very active in the Rotary Club International, Blacksburg Chapter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Katherine C. Phelan. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Anne Phelan-Adams and Tom Adams of Lebanon, Ohio; a son and daughter-in-law, James F., Jr. and Susan Phelan, Lieutenant, USN (Ret.) of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother and sister-in-law, Jack D. and Ruth D. Phelan of Coronado, Calif.; five grandchildren, Lieutenant James F. Phelan, III, U. S. Marine Corps of San Diego, Calif., Geoffrey, Megan, Mary and Thomas Adams, all of Lebanon, Ohio; and three nephews, John, Frank and Tom Phelan. There will be no memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made on Jim's behalf to a charity of your choice. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday evening at the McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg.