DATELINE: BROOKLINE, NH

James E. Boyle, 70, resident of Brookline, NH died on October 19, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Nashua, NH.

He was born in Pittsburg, PA on March 6, 1946, a son of James B. and Geraldine (Miller) Boyle. Jim made his home in Brookline for the past 24 years and formerly lived in Richmond, Maine for many years.

He had been employed at EYP as a Senior Engineering Designer, Telecommunications Division for 20 years.

Jim held a private pilots’ license and was a member of the Civil Air Patrol while living in Maine. He was active in the communities where he lived having served as vice president and president of Brookline Fire Association and was a 22 year member of the Brookline Fire Department and a 20 year member of the Richmond Fire Department.

He proudly served his country as a Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Family members include his wife, Diana L. Boyle of Brookline, NH; a son, Jonathan E. Boyle of Brookline; a sister, Rita Roraus of Everett, WA; several nieces and nephews.

There are no services. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Firemen’s Association c/o Brookline Fire Department, P.O. Box 660, Brookline, NH 03033 or Richmond Fire Department, 7 School Street, Richmond, ME 04357.

Arrangements are in the care of Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, NH. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please go to www.smith-heald.com.