From the time he was a young lad, he was interested in radio, drawing radio dials on wooden fruit boxes and listening to the news. (Plus Superman!)
Jim served four years in the Navy in communications. This experience fostered his discipline, teamwork and tech skills, which supported his career in technology.
Following the Navy, he entered the radio and TV industry as a weatherman, engineer and disc jockey. He spent most of his career at KIRO TV in Seattle, later working for GTE.
He married Shirley Grey in Idaho Falls in 1963. She died in 1998. He then married Francine Jarmen and shared a life of faith and service, including a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He volunteered from parade logistics to testing water quality, helping strangers, and caring for and encouraging service and curiosity in his children.
He left behind his daughters, Sherri Haab (Dan) and Laura Newey (Lance); sister Margaret (Chambers (Charles); and brother George (Margaret); nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
