Sunday, August 2, 2009
Dan, Vickie, I was so sorry to hear about Jim's passing. He was a great hero to me for the way that he stood with my sister through the hard years and never waivered. I first met Jim when he started to date your mother and soon after he started to come on sundays after farm cores to help us work on the house. WORK ON THE HOUSE that is what we did from 1953 to 1962 when I left home, almost every nite and every weekend. When I got my first shotgun it was because Jim gave a like new J.C. Higgens 12 ga. to my mother to give to me for my 14th birthday. Hero again!! The most remarkable thing about Jim was that when a young boy talked to him about what interested a young boy Jim listened!! now that was a first!! I'am praying that the Lord will help you through this time and that you will be made stronger through this as these are things that we all must go through as we get older and we have to show others how to weather these storms as they most assuredly will come. Do not despair, look to Jesus, seek his comfort. Remember what your father taught you by his example and follow it. May the bless you and comfort your hearts, We love you, Uncle Marlin and aunt Joyce and cousin Bill
