James (Jim) Stephen Sweeney of Hingham, formerly of Plymouth and Sudbury, died peacefully Nov. 10, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was 83.
Born June 2, 1943, to Joseph and Clara (Buckley) Sweeney, he grew up in Arlington, MA, where he attended St. James Grammar School and Matignon High School in Cambridge. He graduated from Northeastern University in Boston in 1966 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. While at Northeastern, he participated in the cooperative education program, alternating academic studies with professional work experience. He went on to build a successful 39-year career as an electrical engineer at Raytheon in Bedford, MA.
For 45 years, his family lived in Sudbury before moving to Plymouth, where he spent the next 10 years in retirement. He is remembered by family and friends as an active member of Sudbury United Methodist Church and The Church of the Pilgrimage in Plymouth, the coach of his sons’ sports teams, and for his love of traveling, golf, tennis, walking outdoors, gardening, and playing card games, especially bridge.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Nancy (Holbrook) Sweeney; his sons, Stephen J. Sweeney and his wife, Jennifer, of Plymouth, MA, and Michael A. Sweeney and his wife, Nicole, of Sudbury, MA; and four grandchildren, Lana, Mia, Nathan, and Jacob. He is also survived by his sister, Sharon Coppola, and her husband, Bruno, of Moultonborough, NH; his brother, Mark Sweeney, of Waltham, MA; his brother-in-law, Bill Holbrook, and his wife, Nancy, of New Tripoli, PA; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Joanne Herbert, and his stepsisters, Christine Gilley and Connie Garahan.
A service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 at The Church of the Pilgrimage in Plymouth. The service will be followed by refreshments and an opportunity for family and friends to gather and share memories. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 at Wadsworth Cemetery in Sudbury, followed by a gathering at Sudbury United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Jim’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.