Because his father was an Air Force officer, Jim went to school all over the US and Japan. He graduated from Walter Stebbins High School in Dayton Ohio in 1963. While attending Kilgore College, he met Jeanie Geyer, and they were married in 1967. Jim graduated with a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin University in 1968 and enlisted in the US Army. He spent two years in Giessen, Germany as an E-6 artillery company clerk.
After serving in the Army, Jim worked seven years for the Texas Department of Health in Galveston County. In 1977 Jim was hired at Exxon in the refinery lab and ended his long career there as an inspector.
Jim and Jeanie were blessed with a daughter in 1974, Erin, his angel, who predeceased him in 1991. Jim was also extremely proud to have a wonderful son, Cody. Jim loved his family above all else. He also loved hunting, watching racing on television, and get-togethers with friends in Montana. Jim was an avid reader throughout his life. He greatly enjoyed the life-long friendships he made working with his buddies at Exxon.
Rocky Top Cabin was the couple's dream mountain cabin on the Bitterroot River in Montana. There they have spent summers for the past twenty years enjoying the cool mountain breezes and their many friends.
Jim is survived by his wife of 57 years, Jeanie, and son Cody, Cody's partner Precious Dominguez and son John Dempsey of Baytown. He is also survived by his brother, Rick Herrington and wife Margarita of Austin; his wonderful sister-in-law, Carolyn Smith of Baytown and niece Debora Zornes of Halletsville and nephews Kelly Smith of Baytown and Rusty Wallace, of Hallettesville as well as many great-nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations in Jim's memory may be made to the general fund at St Paul Lutheran Church, 712 Schilling, Baytown, Texas 77520 or to the charity of your choice.
A visitation for James will be held Thursday, July 11, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 712 Schilling Ave, Baytown, TX 77520, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 AM.
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