Uniquely Jim

While attending a school conference in Colorado, Jim and Ruth visited nearby Rocky Mountain National Park. In a wild coincidence, they just happened to walk past a couple and recognize them as Annie and Willard Johnson, the parents of Mary, who was Ruth’s brother Pat’s wife. Here Jim stands beside the 1966 Plymouth Fury III convertible along with Annie and Willard.

For a time TheTustin News (purchased by the OC Register in 1995) ran a series called Citizens of Tustin that included an article on what exercises locals did to stay fit. This image was from that article and featured Jim jogging on the field at Thorman Elementary School/Currie Middle School (now Sycamore Magnet Academy) as the sun came up. Steve recalls attending the photoshoot.

Jim was always an athlete. He played baseball endlessly as a kid, participated in collegiate sports, served as coach at Baltimore High School, actively played basketball and softball with students at Red Hill Lutheran and other schools, and was coach at Good Shepherd Lutheran School in Simi Valley, CA. In their later years living in Tustin, Jim decided to run the LA Marathon. We couldn’t find an image from the marathon, but this image was from a preparatory 10K run at a regional park in Irvine. Jim ran the Los Angeles Marathon in 1984; however, first unofficial)

Jim and the Lone Cypress in Pebble Beach along the Monterey Bay Peninsula.

Dunk tank?

Where? When?

Jim with former Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda at EVENT

Jim and his endless pride in his family.

Jim proudly displayed accomplishments of his four children on the walls of the Camarillo garage, dubbing them The Walls of Fame. This wall was dedicated to his son Dave.

The wall proudly dedicated to his daughter Debbie.

The wall proudly dedicated to Tim and Steve, both of whom retired as sergeants with the California Highway Patrol.

Jim in November 2021 on a trip with Dave standing in front of Whittier Towers, 215 Bright Ave, where his parents lived for a time.

Significance of this park???

Significance of this church???

The classic warm and loving Jim smile.