Monday, November 20, 2023
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Reg has known Jim for decades as a fellow model aviator. He shared stories of going to Ida Grove (a big deal in model aviation in the 80s). And proud to be curator or a couple of Jim’s collection. I got to know Jim when he visited the flying site on funfly weekends. It was so easy to be drawn to Jim, easy conversation but never small talk. I lost my dad 22 years ago and I found some of those Dad comforts in time with Jim. That gentle voice, the chuckle, and he listened. Over the years in the chaos of busy weekends, when I saw him sitting on the bleachers or leaning on the fence I couldn’t help but zip over beside him and scooch in for a chat and to enjoy the activity with him. It wasn’t many visits before landing beside him on a bench started with a hug. We’d talk and watch until I was called away and it was a better day for having spent time with him. Whether it was farming talk, or John Deere, airplanes, and always always, references to nieces nephews and godchildren, a little politics from time to time. Never doubted how much he loved or who. Gayle, he left a mark wherever he went. But you know that. We will hold you in our hearts as you remember him.
