Passed peacefully away in the presence of his loving family at the Health Science Centre on Monday, October 30th, 2017, James Christopher Cole of Colliers - Age 72 years. Predeceased by his wife Mary (nee Brown); father Michael and mother Anne (nee Cullen); brothers: Theodore and William; sister Bridget Cole; and deceased members of the Cole, Cullen, and Brown families. Leaving to mourn 5 children: Jane (Stephen), Christine (David), Joseph, Bridget, and Jim (Helen); 12 grandchildren: Tim, Matt, Nick, Jonathon, Justyna, Chrissy, Austin, Daniel, Michael, Jacob, Demecca, and Teegan; 3 great-grandchildren: Christopher, Lilly, and Mason; brothers: Bernard (Mary) and Louis (Frances); sisters: Annie Mae (Paddy) and Edwina (Billy); sister-in-law Daphne; nieces and nephews, and extended family and friends. Resting at Flaherty's Memorial Funeral Home, 70 Conception Bay Highway, Conception Harbour, with visitation on Tuesday, October 31st from 2pm-9pm and Wednesday, November 1st from 10am-9pm. Mass of Christian Burial will take place from Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Colliers, on Thursday, November 2nd, 2017, at 10:30am. Interment to follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Colliers. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations in James's memory can be made to the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation. Please visit www.flahertysfuneralhome.ca to sign the memorial guest book or send a message of condolence.