He was born on September 8, 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri.
He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1977 and Kansas State in 1981 with honors. Jim earned his degree in economics and pursued a successful career in the finance.
Jim was preceded in death by his mother, Carolyn Ramsay Olson, step-father, George Olson, brother, Ted Dippel and wife, Rose, brother-in-law, Dennis Martens and sister-in-law, Marian Dippel.
Jim is survived by his devoted partner, Vickie Hinton, father, Ernie Dippel and wife, Violette, brother, Mike Dippel, sister, Carla Martens, brother, Ed Dippel and wife, Sydney, many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
