James "Jimmy" Shook

DATE OF BIRTH: June 28, 1944 PLACE OF BIRTH: Great Falls, Montana

DATE OF DEATH: January 7, 2014 PLACE OF DEATH: Amarillo, TX

Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 10, 2014 at Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories.

Interment will be Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 I-40 East.

Jimmy was born June 28, 1944 in Great Falls, Montana to A.M. and Clara Shook. He was raised in Hale Center, Texas by his grandparents and attended Hale Center High School. Jimmy joined the U.S. Marine Corp in February of 1964 and fought for his country, serving two tours in Viet Nam with his heavy artillery battalion . With the rank of Sergeant, Jimmy was honorably discharged from the Marine Corp in January of 1968. On May 30, 1968 Jimmy married the love of his life, Sandra Seely and they lived in Hale Center until moving to Amarillo in December of 1973. Jimmy worked at Safeway as a meat cutter until opening his own grocery store, K-O Foods. After closing his grocery store in 1982 he went to work for Southwest Airlines as a ramp agent. Jimmy retired from Southwest Airlines in 1997. He loved his church and loved his missionary work. Model trains were another hobby of Jimmy’s, as he was also a member of the Amarillo Train Museum. Above all, he was a family man and his grandchildren were his life. Jimmy was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother and grandfather and he will be missed by all who knew him and loved him.

Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Sandra Shook of the home; son, James Shook of Amarillo; daughters, Michelle Brinson and husband Lyle of Amarillo and Mary Helen Prince and husband Billy of Abilene; brothers, Jack Shook and wife Ritha of El Paso and Mike Seely and wife Cindy of Big Spring, Texas; his grandchildren, Hanna Brinson, Joshua Brinson, Jordan Aaron Shook, Jared Alan Shook, James Wesley and Ashley Nicole.

The family request memorials be sent to Bob and Patty Noskers Ministry at 7301 14 Mile Rd NE Rockford, MI 49341 to help their ministry in assisting the Pemon Indians.