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oldjudge
10-27-2014, 08:07 PM
A memorial service for Jim will be held this Sunday at 4PM at the Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles. Jim's wife Tiffany asked me to pass this on to all his collecting friends. I hope to see many of you there.
Jay
Griffins
10-27-2014, 10:51 PM
Thanks Jay.
Jaybird
10-28-2014, 12:12 AM
See you there, Jay. Thanks for the notice.
Michael Peich
10-28-2014, 07:11 AM
Thank you for the notice, Jay. I will be there in spirit from Pennsylvania.
All best,
Mike
Al C.risafulli
10-28-2014, 08:52 AM
And I from New Jersey.
I miss Jim, very much.
-Al
jefferyepayne
10-28-2014, 08:53 AM
Same here from Virginia. RIP Jim.
jeff
3-2-count
10-28-2014, 09:05 AM
Same here from Chandler, Arizona. RIP Jim. I miss you......
Goes without saying, will be there in spirit. Miss ya Jim......You were always my voice of reason on this board....
edhans
10-28-2014, 10:00 AM
Add New York to the list.
uffda51
10-30-2014, 01:49 PM
I will be attending on Sunday. I'll see you guys there.
Wite3
10-30-2014, 05:44 PM
Ugh...My father is coming home from the hospital that day, otherwise I would be there. All my best to Jim, his family, and our friends.
Joshua
danmckee
10-30-2014, 07:20 PM
The Hobby Lost an ICON! RIP my friend Jim
I miss Jim.
I wish you the best in the next one, my friend.
vintagewhitesox
10-31-2014, 03:07 PM
Add Chicago to that list. Jim was one of a kind. He is truly missed.
oldjudge
11-03-2014, 01:10 PM
The Los Angeles memorial took place yesterday afternoon. In attendedce were over four hundred people, which goes to show how many lives Jim touched. It was good to see Tony Arnold, Jason Miller, Anthony Nex, Bruce Babcock, and Adam Warshaw, although I think it is very safe to say that we would have all preferred to meet under different circumstances. It was my first chance to meet Jim's wife Tiffany in person, and I was blown away by what a great person she is. Ben could not be in better hands.
atx840
11-03-2014, 01:13 PM
Still genuinely heart broken over this.
Griffins
11-03-2014, 01:16 PM
It was certainly a fitting tribute to Jim, and at times felt more like a wedding than a memorial- something that Jim would've wanted.
The stories of Jim's courage as he faced his own mortality were both heartbreaking and inspirational.
Exhibitman
11-04-2014, 02:47 PM
That's for sure. So many of us who spoke or interacted with Jim over the last year of his life were unaware of the gravity of his condition or the struggle he had to get through daily life activities. A grand testament to the caliber of man Jim was that he never gave into depression or invited pity from his friends even when he was terminally ill. Talk about grace under pressure.
Al C.risafulli
11-04-2014, 03:20 PM
All the more proof of what a great man and a good friend he was. The more I struggle to wrap my head around this, the more I realize it.
I'm still having a tough time dealing with this. Just an incredible man, someone that I will never forget.
-Al
uffda51
11-04-2014, 04:57 PM
The most moving part for me was Jim's dad's story of the effort Jim made, in a very weakened condition, to get to one last game at Dodger Stadium with his dad and his son Ben. Three generations of Blumenthals. What a gift to Ben.
ethicsprof
11-04-2014, 06:34 PM
your words are very touching.
thank you for sharing this story of Jim as he continues giving even so near the end.
all the best, Bruce
Barry