May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Oh my gosh, those are great pictures, and lots of memories... love you all... am so sorry.

Jimmy you are really missed by all of us Valley Vikings. You really did a good job of re-connecting us. I miss your daily FB posts. Off you go to heaven and to the father. RIP my friend.

Our condolences. He is a true leader in every sense of the word. 

Respectfully,

The Zimmerman's

You will be missed kind cousin, thoughts and prayers go out to all your family and friends that God will be with each to help them through this difficult time. Thank you for the wonderful memories you gave to all and may you rest in peace. 
Brenda Watkins Brown, Charlestown, Indiana

So sorry to hear of the sudden loss of such a wonderful man, father, husband, grandfather and sailor. You left a footprint in each and every individual that knew you, and was once the dad I never had! May you rest in peace and keep watching over the family!

I am so sorry to hear about his death. The family will be in my prayers.

sorry to hear of your loss may god be with you in this time

Jim besides being a friend, shipmate, and classmate was the best and since his loss; I have came to realize just how quick life truly is.  He will be sorely miss by all who knew him.  I will keep his misses and family in my prayers.

Buddy Perryman
USN Retired

I miss you uncle Jim.  I know I wrote in here recently.  I'm just having a hard time saying goodbye.  I know I always looked for your comments on fb, when I was on there.  You wrote something just about everyday.  I'm going to miss seeing that.  I know that you can t always say goodbye, I guess that's why this is hard for me.  I know you didn't know it probably, but you were my favorite uncle....I know you aren't suppose to say that, but I don't care.  I love you always and forever.

LCDR Beeler was a fine officer and leader. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with the Beeler family.

R.I.P UNCLE JIMMY I WILL MISS YOU VERY MUCH YOU WERE A WONDERFUL UNCLE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU I LOVE YOU.                  YOUR NIECE ANGELA BEELER

    My heart felt condolences to Barbara and family, as well as friends. Jim was awesome and much appreciated for his reconnecting many Valley grads from his class of "68" and always keeping us up to date. He will be missed by all. My heart and prayers are with you.

USS SARATOGA (1990-1992) Fair winds and following seas, shipmate.  You will be missed.  Sincere condolences to the Beeler family.

My thoughts and prayers are with your family during the loss of a wonderful man. He became a great friend, supporter of my son abroad and a an inspiration to all. He did mark his place on earth with not only his intelligence, but wonderful demeanor. He pulled his classmates of VHS together, something that will last a lifetime.
Barbara, hopefully you can attend our next reunion this coming year. 
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful man with all of us. God Bless you and your family. Please stay in touch.

To the Beeler's Family,
Jim was my instructor at SIU and he was a great man.  I am sorry to hear of his loss.  Your family are in our prayers.

I had the pleasure of having Jim as my instructor at Southern Illinois University (Mayport) and he was an AMAZING instructor. He will greatly be missed!

Barbara and family -- I am so sorry to hear of your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Barbara & family, so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you at this difficult time.

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Jim was a caring person and instructor. I was blessed to have met him. Many others feel the same. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family.

Jim was a great mentor and friend to me and many others that were fortunate to serve with him. I still called on him all these years later for advice and direction. He will be greatly missed!
FC2(SW) SAR Jim Mountjoy - Sara '89-'93

Barbara and family,
Walter and I were saddened by Jimmy's passing. His love of life and kind spirit were obvious through his FB entries. May your pain be lessened by knowing how much joy he brought to his FB friends. May God bless Jimmy and comfort you.
Betsy McGraw, Dixie Elementary 1960-1962, Valley High 1968

I am sorry to hear about your loss. During this time of great sadness, I hope that the family find comfort from James 4:8. It says, "Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you." Along with family and friends, may you'll also look to God for comfort.

A man I looked up to and admired, a true leader of men.

I was so saddened to learn of Jimmy's death.  I absolutely loved photos of the many dishes he prepared on FB as well as chatting/reconnecting with him.

Becky Livers Homer
Valley Classmate

Our Staff at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home send our sincere condolences to you and your family.

Peggy DeSantis
Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home

I'm so sorry for your family's loss. James was a gather of people,While in the Navy and out, seems like this was his mission in life. 
I'm sure he will be gathering men and women in Heaven for our father.
I will miss his message's on FB.
Valley High School - 1970

Jimmy was a good friend in high school and will be greatly missed. In recent years he has been very supportive and inspirational to many of us. May God comfort his family at this time of sorrow.

Lcdr Beeler
It was my privilege to have served under Lcdr Beeler during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was the Division officer of Data group and later became the USN Saratoga's EMO. No more all night Spades games. Fair winds and following seas and long may your big jib draw.
AX1(SW/AW) K B Dixon USN Ret.

WE ALL ASKED EVERYTHING OF YOU , YOU NEVER ASKED FOR ANYTHING IN RETURN. YOU WERE THE BEST OF US ALL. GODSPEED,BERNARD

It is never someone wants to hear of the passing of a great friend. My thoughts and prayers are with all. Jimmy and I were very close in school and he was great at getting us back in contact with our classmates. Thank you Jimmy you were my friend.

Don Quire class of 1968 VHS Thanks for bring us back together after so many years We will miss you

Barbara:

I am sad to know that Jim is no longer with us. I grew up with Jim living around the corner and you and he were alwaysa special couple to me.   

Darla Bowman Brogan

I will always be grateful for the opportunity Jim gave me to reconnect with old friends. I looked forward to his fb posts and comments. It may seem small and insignificant, but it was life changing to me. I pray for peace and comfort for his family.

My prayers go out to Barb and family. I went to high school with Jim and Barb and will never forget his kindness to everyone. The memories you built together will help comfort you in the days ahead.

My thoughts and prayers are with Barbara, Jimmy, Tommy and their families in this time of sorrow.  Jimmy was so helpful to me when I lost Mark and for that I will be forever grateful.  We have a lot of memories with Barbara and Jimmy and our families that we can look back on and smile and remember .  You will be missed by all those that knew you and loved you.

Jim I will miss your kindness to everyone.  Thank you for your friendship through out the past years.  Prayers for you and your family.

A fellow Valley friend.

I met Jim when I came to work at LSI. He had a personal magnetism that attracted many. We discovered we're both from Louisville, KY and further cemented our relationship. I really held Jim in highest regard for his mentorship to many.  My sympathy to his family. We all lost a good friend.

There is nothing, I can say to relieve you of your loss and sorrow. All we can do is pray for you and continue to keep LCDR James Beeler in our memory as a loyal, loving and caring person.

Sidney Charles Perryman
USN Retired SPECOPS/EOD

So deeply saddened for the loss of such a wonderful man.  May you find comfort in memories, friends and family.  He was a classmate of mine in high school and will be deeply missed.

Jim will be deeply missed by all his fellow graduates at Valley.  He was always quick with wit and kept us all together through the facebook pages over time.  My prayers and thoughts are with his friends and family.

Uncle Jim was a great man who was loved by many. Barb and Jim came into my life in the late 80's and I remember going to visit them with my Aunt Kathy (Bernard's wife) and their dog Bonsai. Jim and Barb are related to me through marriage and he was the coolest guy. My heart goes out to the family and we are very saddened by this. Jim-You will definetly be missed. Barb-I love you take care of you and your family. I have such a heavy heart at this time.

God blessed us with a friend like James.  May he now bless James's loving family.

LCDR Beeler, 

You will truly be missed. You had a profound impact on me when I served in OEM under your leadership. You showed all of us what can be achieved thru hard work and dedication. Thanks for your friendship, mentoring and leadership example you set. May God be with your family and ease their grief during such a sad time.  

Respectfully, FC2 Pat Coakley. USS Saratoga (CV-60 1990-1994).

James and Barbara were classmates of mine at Valley, he was the one who brought all of our classmates together on Facebook. He will definitely be missed by us all. May the grace of God see you through the days ahead. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all.

My deepest heart felt condolences to the Beeler family. He was a great inspiration and mentor.

I love you aunt Barbara, Jimmy, and Tommy.   He was very special to all of us.  I miss you Uncle Jim I learned how to swim in your pool. I wish you were still here.  I remember all the flips you use to do into the pool.  I will always keep the blanket you gave me as a baby. Thank you for being the greatest uncle.  I'm happy you were able to meet Alexis.  We will always love and miss you.

To the Beeler family,  I cannot begin to imagine what you are experiencing right now.  I am at a total loss for words other than I'm so sorry for your loss.  I was honored to serve for under Jim's command and I can say without question he was the biggest influence on my naval career. Fair Winds and Following Seas LCDR. Beeler, you will be missed by many.

Barbara, Jimmy and Tommy-
What a wonderful son, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend this world is now left without. I pray for comfort and strength to get you through the days ahead. May you hold the memories dear to your heart, as I do, and may they bring a smile to your face during these trying times. I will always cherish all of our times together, especially Uncle Jim giving me away at my wedding. It truly was an honor to have him in dad's place and I hold it dear to my heart. I read what he wrote me yesterday on my wedding day "To Precious and her Promise". RIP Uncle Jim. You will truly be missed by all that loved you and knew you.

The world will never be the same, he was a special, loving man. We sure will miss him. Love Carl & Maryann

May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.

So sorry, James will be missed, he and Barbara were my classmates in High School. Will be praying for peace and comfort for the family.

OBITUARY

James Robert Beeler Sr. LCDR USN Ret

March 17, 1950 – June 30, 2012

Beaches Chapel by Hardage-Giddens

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