James Van Sanborn, age 79, went home to be with the Lord on February 16, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. Jim was born on July 22, 1940 to the late Clayton Van and Lucille James Sanborn in Jackson Heights, NY.
Yvette and Jim two halves of a whole: Jim was an incredible man. He was the love of my life. A true character and gentleman.
For over 30+ years we had an ongoing love affair of joy and adventure. Family and friends fondly referred to him as “Cowboy Jim”, boots, scarfs and accoutrements to match. To know him was to love him.
He was bold, colorful and outgoing. He always enjoyed making people laugh and putting a smile on your face. Jim was fast to help out anyone who was in need. He enjoyed volunteering his time at North Star Church as often as he was able to. A wonderful large presence will be missed so deeply.
He is survived by 7 grandchildren, a daughter Tracy, stepdaughter Renee and a brother Stan.
The Celebration of Life service for Jim will be held at True North (Northstar) Sunday, March 1st, 2020
1:00-2:00: visit with family and fellowship. 2:00-3:00: Celebration Service of a life well lived.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in honor of Jim to the Lustgarten Foundation (100% of donation goes directly to Pancreatic Cancer research) https://events.lustgarten.org/give/196755/#!/donation/checkout or Northstar missions https://northstarchurch.org/missions/
Please leave online condolences to the family at www.winkenhoferpineridgefuneralhome.com.
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