Mary Rambo, posted this on FaceBook: "It is with great sadness that I share with Jim's friends that Jim passed away this morning after a long and very courageous battle with cancer. We are rejoicing that he is no longer in pain and is with our Lord and Savior! Shirley will be having a memorial service at a later date. I know how much he would want to share how much he valued his friendship with each and every one of you! Jim, you will be missed!"
Robin Connelly remembers: "We met 50 years ago in Southern California, and I discovered a man of many talents: gymnastic rings, opera singer, and a trusted man of God. I look forward to meeting up again in the resurrection and pray that all who know Jim to take heart and think on all the good things and look forward to more!"
Robin Connelly (1965)