A raincheck on riding together is worthless, but the offer is priceless.
Benefit for Jimbo's Family (photos 11/27/04) $8k+ was raised! Thanks to all that made it out!
I could wail and lament the loss of Jimbo here, but that would be against the spirit of Jimbo. The spirit that is, above all things, generous, funloving, altruistic... the list could go on and on.... but the photos I offer here show that spirit. Honestly, some of the pics I'm putting up are poor quality of focus or composure, but they've got Jimbo so I'm putting them in anyway. I also have quite a few pics of his nighttrain here; photos he requested. He was so damned proud of that bike, I tried to match the color of this page to the color of his bike.
But first, I gotta tell you a story and I'll make it short. Jimbo and I did a little hangin' out around biker events and H.O.G. meetings, other than that we just did the occasional email. Work and life schedules permitted little else. His first email to me was unsigned, I didn't know who it was from, but it was a photo I've put in here of me, Tina and Revar. A photo he snuck, we didn't know he took. I was wondering for weeks who it was before he chalked up to it. That was pretty good. I love it when someone pulls a good one on me.
Additionally, he never told me his mother is a nurse. Had he done so, we would have discovered that she is a dear friend of mine from years ago (we worked together in ICU). I was out of pocket and out of the loop on his accident and death. Carolyn, his mother, found out about me later on and we did some catching up and I'll be a lot better about staying in touch and keeping my contact info up to date.
As I've said, the world is diminished without Jimbo, but is a better place since God blessed us with him for a time. I should mention that they did find this website and get photos printed off of here for the funeral. That assuages somewhat the regret I feel in missing the services. Here is a copy of his obituary, the photos follow....
Funeral services for Jim Wesley Hope, 35, of Pollok will be held Monday, October 25, 2004 at 3:30 p.m. in the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bill Bailey and Reverend James Brock officiating. Interment will follow in Narrow Way Cemetery.
Mr. Hope was born June 13, 1969 in Lufkin, to George H. and Carolyn (Stephens) Hope, and died Friday, October 22, 2004 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
A former resident of Hudson, Mr. Hope had resided in Pollok for the past 10 years. He was a self-employed millwright. Mr. Hope enjoyed coaching Little League Baseball and riding his motorcycle, and dearly loved his family and friends. He was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Hudson.
Survivors include his wife, Rhonda (Smitherman) Hope of Pollok; children, Cory, Ryan and Ariel, all of Pollok; mother, Carolyn Hope of Hudson; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sharon and Carl Mewborn of Hudson and Debra and Carroll Benge of Alabama; sister, Karen Richardson of Nacogdoches; brother, George D. Hope of Hudson; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, George H. Hope.
Pallbearers will be George Hope, Edward “Slick” Henry, Mark Church, Kevin Richardson, Norman Want and Tim Fuller. Honorary pallbearers will be Jessie Benge, Carroll Benge, Carl Mewborn, James Hope and Paul Hope.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Youth Baseball Association, in memory of Jim Hope.
Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.
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