James Edward Crosby Jr.

OUR BELOVED FATHER, COMPANION, FRIEND

OCTOBER 23, 1958 – JANUARY 18, 2021

IT IS WITH DEEP SORROW AND MUCH LOVE THAT WE MOURN THE PASSING OF OUR BELOVED JAMES EDWARD CROSBY, JR., AKA ”KIMO”, “JIMMY”. JIM WENT HOME PEACEFULLY TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN TO BE WITH THE LORD ON JANUARY 18, 2021 AT HIS BEDSIDE HIS BEST FRIEND AND HIS LOVE SUSAN.

JIM WAS LAID TO REST BY CREMATION ON JANUARY 28, 2021 IN THE GENTLE HANDS OF EVERGREEN FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, EVERETT, WA.

JIM WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 23, 1958, TO HIS PARENTS JAMES EDWARD SR. AND VIRGINIA CROSBY, IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HE WAS PRECEDED BY HIS DAUGHTER CHRISTINA AND SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN; CHAZ, NICOLE, LINZI, FAITH, MALIA, SHILLIA CROSBY, SIBLINGS; DONNA, “JULIE B”, MICHAEL CROSBY; PARENTS; JAMES EDWARD AND VIRGINIA CROSBY, SR.; SUSAN STAFFORD-GLYNN.

JIM WLL BE FONDLY REMEMBERED AS AN HONORABLE, RIGHTEOUS MAN AND WITH HIGH MORAL STANDARDS. HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT GOD, HIS COUNTRY, HIS FAMILY AND HELPING TROUBLED TEENS AND FAMILY. JIM LOVED PEOPLE AND LIFE OVERALL.

JIM JOINED THE USMC AT 18 YEARS OLD. HE RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROM CALVARY BIBLE COLLEGE, MASTER’S DEGREE FROM THE SEATTLE OF THEOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY AND ORDAINED FROM THE FIRST NATION MINISTRY. HE ATTENDED BALBOA HIGH IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

JIM WAS BLESSED TO SERVE AS ADOLESCENT TREATMENT FACILITIES DIRECTOR, PARENT TRAINER, POLICE OFFICER, JUVENILE PAROLE OFFICER, SAFE AND DRUG FREE SCHOOLS CONSULTANT, FAMILY LIFE AND HEALING RECOVERY PASTOR, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONSULTANT/SUPERVISOR AND A PSYCHO THERAPIST IN HIS PRIVATE PRACTICE.

JIM AND SUSAN SHARED THEIR LOVE FOR MUSIC, DANCING, COOKING, GARDENING, MOVIES, READING AND ALL THE BEAUTY THE LAND, MOUNTAINS AND WATER HAD TO OFFER. THEY ALSO BOTH ENJOYED SPONTANEOUS WEEKEND GET-AWAYS AND SLIPPED IN SHORT GOLF GAMES, BUT JIM ENDED UP CADDYING FOR SUSAN WHEN SHE WOOPED HIM. THEY SPENT QUALITY TIME EVERY MOMENT THEY HAD TOGETHER. IT WAS TRUE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.

JIM’S LIFE WAS ROBUST, SHORT BUT SWEET! JIM COMPLETED AND FULFILLED HIS LIFE STORY WITH GOD AS HIS “CO-AUTHOR.”

REST IN PEACE “KIMO!” WE WILL MISS YOU AND WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS!

“FOR THIS GOD IS OUR GOD FOREVER AND EVER, HE WILL BE OUR GUIDE EVEN TO THE END.” PSALM 48.14

IN MEMORY OF JIM CROSBY, IF YOU WISH, PLEASE MAKE A DONATION TO ANY MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS PREVENTION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION. THANK YOU.