CHICOPEE – Please pray for the repose of the soul of James Robert Menard of Chicopee who died July 26, 2024 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Holyoke the beloved son of Robert E. Menard and Carol A. (Noiseux) Menard on October 10, 1964 and was 59 years old. He was predeceased by his mother Carol A. Menard in July 2021. James leaves his father Robert E. Menard, his sister Sharon M. (Menard) Orchulek and her husband, James J. Orchulek, his sister Lynn A. Menard, his brother John S. Menard and his wife, Laurie A. (Stefanik) Menard, and his sister Kathryn M. Menard, all of Chicopee. He also leaves his uncle Rev. Donald A. Noiseux of Greenfield and nieces and nephews, Elizabeth M. Orchulek (fiancé, Jeffrey C. Ouellette), Alan J. Orchulek, Geoffrey M. Orchulek, Mark R. Menard, and Sara M. Menard, as well as many friends. James was a 37 year employee of Rockbestos-Suprenant Cable (RSCC) of East Granby, Connecticut. He played in numerous pool leagues and enjoyed spending time with family and friends in his off time. He will be greatly missed. His funeral will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024 beginning at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Fairview Chapels, 413-533-3307, (funeral home will open at 8:30 a.m.), 506 Britton Street, Chicopee, MA 01020 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Saint Anne Church, 30 College Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His burial will follow the Mass at Sainte Rose Cemetery, 49 Olsen Street, Chicopee, MA 01020. His family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, August 2, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The parking lot is located in the rear of the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, his family requests that memorial donations be made in his memory to the Chicopee Sportsmen’s Club, P.O. Box 332, Chicopee, MA 01021. For more details and to leave his family condolence messages, please visit: www.stpierrephaneuf.com