Jim left his earthly pains and frustrations behind yesterday evening about an hour after being transferred to a hospice house in Davison Michigan. Our children and grandchildren and Alice and Ron,and Mary were all able to spend time with him before his death. I will forever be grateful for the 45 years Jim and I had together and for the wonderful children Jodi husband Dave,their daughter Samantha, husband Steven and baby Samuel. Eric and wife Cindy and their beautiful girls,Mackenzie,Sierra,Kaleigh,and Taylor. A memorial will be held on Saturday Sept.12th at 11:00am at First Congregational Church corner of Fifth and Bancroft, luncheon following. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Transverse Myelitis Assoc. for research to help fight the disease that Jim fought so valiantly to conquer. In the end it was a stroke that took his life.
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