He met his wife, Rita Labrecque, in California, and they were married March 6, 1950, in Yuma, Ariz. They were happily married for 60 years until Rita passed away in 2010.
His career spanned a variety of aerospace-related companies over the years, working as a machinist and manufacturing planner. In 1971, Jim and Rita bought a farm near Mackay and moved their family and future there. Jim loved living in Mackay and working the land, designing and building improvements for his farm such as diversions, underground irrigation systems and outbuildings. He was a master wood craftsman.
He attended the Mackay Community Church and was a member of the local Masonic lodge.
Jim is survived by his sons, Gordon and Brian; daughters-in-law, Diane and Cindy; and his grandchildren, Kiera, Ryan and Cameron.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 2, at the Mackay Community Church in Mackay. Internment services will be in Chilly Cemetery, located near Mackay.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lost River Funeral Chapel in Arco.
Published in Post Register on December 2, 2011
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