James Edward Delaney, United States Army

James Edward Delaney, 72, passed away August 14, 2019 in Austin, Texas. He was born in Keokuk, Iowa on November 22, 1946 to Francis W. and Mary Ellen Delaney. Jim graduated from Cardinal Stritch High School with the class of 1965. He received his B.A. from Texas State University in Corpus Christi, Texas and his M.A. from East Texas State in Commerce, Texas. He was a psychologist specializing in work with dysfunctional families, working especially with children in foster care. He was a veteran of the United States Army and proudly served his country from 1968-1970.

Jim was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. He lived in Texas for 40 years and returned to Iowa in 2009 to help his parents. Jim loved the beach and Jim worked as a volunteer with the Padre Island National Seashore to help with sea turtle conservation.

He is survived by his mother Mary Ellen Delaney, brother Frank (Ann) Delaney, sisters Mary Lynn (Don) Walters and Kathy (Ed) Blindt, sons Ryan (Morgan) Delaney of Austin, Texas and Christopher Delaney of Corpus Christi, Texas, daughters Shannon (Jarrett) Goodell and Andrea Levine of Austin, Texas and two grandchildren Quinn Levine and Claire Delaney of Austin, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father Francis Delaney.

Burial to be held at Keokuk National Cemetery on September 27, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial at Knights of Columbus Hall in Keokuk, Iowa after burial.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Glioblastoma Foundation at glioblastomafoundation.org and the Gulf Coast Preservation society at www.gulfpreserve.org.