I have so many great memories of Jim.  Listening to radio shows like “The Shadow Knows” until way past our bedtime.  Getting my ass kicked wrestling him in the back room. Jim water skiing at Crescent Lake, shooting hoops, listening to him play the drums or guitar.  His incredible memory of just about every sporting event or musical recording, such a talent.

So many wonderful memories over the years. The sound of Jim riding his spring-loaded rocking horse in the middle of the night (scaring more than one house guest!). His uncanny ability to know if you were trying to trick him into believing he didn't make a basketball hoop when he could HEAR the ball go through the net! Jim was my hero.

Jim was my hero, too…
Knowing Jimmy and the Phillips family
made me a better person, for which I will
be eternally grateful…
McAvoy Layne