(Bill was unable to travel to Colorado for the funeral, due to recent surgery.)
Jimmy was the 4th boy of our family of ten kids. We older brothers would tease him about being the baby boy, until our youngest brother Joey was born. He hated that and would return ferocious looks at us, but he was such a sweet, good-natured kid that all was forgiven.
He was a true adventurer, both in what he chose to do, and also in his mind. I never truly understood what he did for work, but I was always so proud of his accomplishments and excellence. He did what he truly loved. I’ll miss his weird, but funny, sense of humor, and feel so blessed to have been a part of his life. I so enjoyed seeing him and Karen this past summer, just sitting around talking and reminiscing.
Random memories of Jim…
I remember Jim and Tom would find a box of ice cream and they would open it from the bottom, eat a fair amount of it, and then fill the hole with water and freeze it so Mom would not know until she went to serve it.
I remember his love of fishing at the cabin, especially using frogs.
As a child, Jim had theories on all subjects - he always had a theory!
I remember while David, Dad, and I were working on building the cabin, Tom and Jim would use a two-man saw and cut up poplar trees. They were so young but they would work on it for hours. Shows that early determination.
In high school, Jim lettered in both cross country and gymnastics.
I remember Jim mountain climbing and running into a storm - he had to stay in a snow cave for a day or two. When he was heading back down, he ran into somebody heading up. Jim worried this guy didn’t have a warm enough sleeping bag, so he just gave this stranger his. That was so typical of Jim.
I remember sitting around the campfire up in the Boundary Waters. It was so fun to have the time to just talk about anything and everything.
In recent years, Jim and his family made the extra effort to reach out to family and we all enjoyed those times so much.
I remember thinking Jim was a little like the absent-minded professor, even when he was young - who goes mountain climbing and loses a shoe?
Jim loved hopping freight trains - probably why he loved the song “Freight Train” so much. Maybe he had a little “hobo” in him.
Biked thousands of miles across the country
Canoed across Canada
Took an old Volkswagon through South America
Was nearly run over by a logging truck
Loved climbing mountains, white water rafting, and canoeing
Karen, Duff, and Aquene
He loved you with all his heart
…I love you
To all my brothers and sisters who are out there with you
…I love you
Jimmy, I will miss you in this life
…I love you
Bye,
Brother Bill
Jimmy was the 4th boy of our family of ten kids. We older brothers would tease him about being the baby boy, until our youngest brother Joey was born. He hated that and would return ferocious looks at us, but he was such a sweet, good-natured kid that all was forgiven.
He was a true adventurer, both in what he chose to do, and also in his mind. I never truly understood what he did for work, but I was always so proud of his accomplishments and excellence. He did what he truly loved. I’ll miss his weird, but funny, sense of humor, and feel so blessed to have been a part of his life. I so enjoyed seeing him and Karen this past summer, just sitting around talking and reminiscing.
Random memories of Jim…
I remember Jim and Tom would find a box of ice cream and they would open it from the bottom, eat a fair amount of it, and then fill the hole with water and freeze it so Mom would not know until she went to serve it.
I remember his love of fishing at the cabin, especially using frogs.
As a child, Jim had theories on all subjects - he always had a theory!
I remember while David, Dad, and I were working on building the cabin, Tom and Jim would use a two-man saw and cut up poplar trees. They were so young but they would work on it for hours. Shows that early determination.
In high school, Jim lettered in both cross country and gymnastics.
I remember Jim mountain climbing and running into a storm - he had to stay in a snow cave for a day or two. When he was heading back down, he ran into somebody heading up. Jim worried this guy didn’t have a warm enough sleeping bag, so he just gave this stranger his. That was so typical of Jim.
I remember sitting around the campfire up in the Boundary Waters. It was so fun to have the time to just talk about anything and everything.
In recent years, Jim and his family made the extra effort to reach out to family and we all enjoyed those times so much.
I remember thinking Jim was a little like the absent-minded professor, even when he was young - who goes mountain climbing and loses a shoe?
Jim loved hopping freight trains - probably why he loved the song “Freight Train” so much. Maybe he had a little “hobo” in him.
Biked thousands of miles across the country
Canoed across Canada
Took an old Volkswagon through South America
Was nearly run over by a logging truck
Loved climbing mountains, white water rafting, and canoeing
Karen, Duff, and Aquene
He loved you with all his heart
…I love you
To all my brothers and sisters who are out there with you
…I love you
Jimmy, I will miss you in this life
…I love you
Bye,
Brother Bill
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