Wednesday, December 2, 2020
I am greatly saddened to read about Jim's passing. My condolences to the family for the loss of a truly great man and role model. I haven't seen Jim in 30+ years, but still think of him often and some of the fun times we had working on his farm and golf course. I started working for Jim when I was just 12 years old, and worked for him through high school. Many long days planting tomatoes and vegetables in the spring, followed by long days picking and hauling in the fall. He taught us how to work hard, but also the very important lesson of having fun too. I still remember him picking giant watermelons and hurling them through the air at us and telling us "if you drop it you bought it!" We all knew he was joking, because he always followed that up by telling us if we could catch that 20 pound melon then we should never drop a basketball. He really loved farming, hard work and sports. I could probably go on and on with good stories; Collectively they would all add up to him helping mold better people that knew how to work hard to achieve their goals. Rest easy in the farm fields and pastures of heaven Jim. You will be missed by all that knew you.
