James Harold Rosenfield, 74, entered into rest on April 10, 2021. Born in Chicago, "Jimmy" is survived by his two sons, Benjamin ad Ryan. Also survived by his sister, Barbara (Harvey) King. Jimmy graduated from Northern Illinois University, where he was in the Fraternity Phi Epsilon Pi (AWAMASA) and received a B.S. in Business Administration. Jimmy worked for the Chicago Tribute and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Between the ages of 25-65 Jimmy was on television on many shows where he was "expert", on the game show Scrabble, played extra's in feature length movies, starred in commercials, and made a cameo appearance on a reality show. One of Jim's greatest accomplishments was creating the networking group "MOT", where 100% of fellow Jewish business members connected and formed community. In 2008, Jimmy won a competition where he was named "Phoenix's funniest Jew". Throughout his life and into his retirement, Jim played golf often, was known at the poker tables, and loved his time with "Buddy" the dog where he would spend time at hospitals cheering up those in need. Jim spent his finals years traveling with his love Marie, and his best friends all over the world. A celebration of life will be 1:00 PM, Monday, April 12, 2021, at Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85257.
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