James H. "Jimmy" Rainey

Jim was born May 18, 1968, in Evansville, Indiana to William “Bill” and Gloria (Wolf) Rainey. He graduated Mater Dei High School –Class of 1986, attended the University of Southern Indiana and was employed at IBM for 23 years as a Senior Technical Account Manager. At the time of his passing, he was employed by Microsoft as Senior Technical Account Manager of their Health & Life Sciences Division.

Jim was partnered to Timothy J. Seager for 23 years, and married to Mr. Seager since 2015. He was a past member of the Gateway Men’s Chorus and Super-fan of the Webster University Women’s Gorloks Basketball team. A master storyteller, avid cyclist and Star Trek fan. Jim had the ability to go from “Stranger to Friend to Family” with almost all who met him. His friends and neighbors recall his enormous generosity of self, and gifts of warmth along with his infectious laughter.

Jim is survived by his parents William “Bill” and Gloria (Wolf) Rainey; sister Dana (Rainey) and Scott Vickers and their children Tyler, Jessica (Vickers) & Chris Cagle and grand-nephew Carter; brother Maris and Amy (Hancock) Rainey and their children Noah and Olivia; sister Cyndi (Rainey) & Todd Bredenkamp and their children Tiahna, Ellen, Kyle and Jonah; sister Wendy (Rainey) & Jeremy Morris and their son Leland; and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by grandparents James and Emma Jean (Schoenbaechler) Wolf; Herman and Mildred (Folz) Rainey; aunts and uncles Don and Nancy (Wolf) Smither, Louis “Alan” Gaisser, Jerry Grey, Larry Rainey, David Rainey and grand-nephew Beau Cagle.

While interviewing for his position at Microsoft, the recruiter asked Jim “…if you could have any job in the world, what would you want?” His answer was, “to plant trees”. In honor of Jim’s passion for the environment and world around him, donations in his name are suggested to the National Arbor Day Foundation; or, to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.

Jim’s impact on the people who knew and loved him will be profound and last a lifetime. The children in his life – nieces, nephews, neighbors, and friends – will remember him as a tutor, a guide, and a buddy. For everyone else who called him friend, he will be remembered with great love and affection. He was a man who, in his words, lived with the motto “always keep them laughing.”

The family is planning a future celebration of Jim’s life, post-Covid19 restrictions. Details will be announced, when available, on the Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary website at www.dignitymemorial.com.