Jim was a kind and gentle soul who always treating everyone he met as a friend and went out of his way to offer assistance. I met Jim as a recreation department building supervisor who love to assist the BSA groups at the public schools after hours. Jim and Shirley have been my close friends for many years, active at church, the Sheldon Nature Area and as a volunteer at Mercy Medical Center. Jim was a positive encouraging friend who always had something good to say about those he met. Jim will be missed and I look forward to seeing him again when it is my to time to enter the promised land for eternity!!!