James V. Cavender, Jr. entered into rest Sunday, March 25, 2012. Jim was born in San Antonio, Texas on October 10, 1922. He served his country in World War II in the European theater as a 1st Lieutenant and pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force. After his wartime service, Jim married Joyce Lee High of San Antonio in 1945. They were married until her death in 2000. Jim earned a BS in Chemistry from Texas A&M University and entered a long career as a research chemist with Monsanto Co. in St. Louis, Missouri and then in Texas City, Texas. He retired in 1985 after 37 years. Jim had been a resident of Texas City for many years and was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church. Jim is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Kimberly and Mark Roffman of Humble, his son James V. Cavender III of Lubbock, his sister-in-law JoAnn Veltman of Galveston, several nieces and nephews, as well as many lifelong friends. All services will be at Forest Park East Funeral Home, 21620 Gulf Freeway Webster, TX 77598, on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Visitation will begin at 5:00pm to 6:30pm with funeral service to follow. You can also visit the Forest Park East website at WWW.forestparkeast-fhc.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
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