My condolences to Jim's family. I knew Jim since he lived on Joy Road in the Spalding farmhouse. We biked together, walked in the fields and I remember sharing a microscope Jim got so we could see the micro-organisms in the water. We were in scouts together enjoying many camping experiences. It was together that we planned and enjoyed a fifty mile hike to complete a badge. We had many experiences in elementary school, junior high school and Woodstock Academy. We were together in Sunday School at the First Congregational Church in Woodstock. After his graduation from the Academy, he decided to go to Thames Valley State College but was interrupted with a serious illness. I feel Jim was short changed as a result of that disease. Jim was fun-loving, always nice to other people, and a person that had a fantastic memory. Whenever I visited him in at Regency Heights, Jim knew me and remembered when my birthday was. I am sorry I did not visit him more often.
