On the 18th of November, we honored Rotarian Jim Harris at Christ Episcopal Church. Jim was ninety-five years old. He passed away a little over a year after losing his beloved wife Enid who died in June of 2022. They were a great team working for our community and the world. Jim was an architect who helped build a better Tacoma and a better world. Jim served as a president of Rotary #8 and was involved as a Rotary District Governor (Lakewood, the Pierce County Rotary Clubs and beyond) in connecting the world by helping to set up a Sister City program in Vladivostok, Russia. From saving our ancient Tacoma fireboat (https://thesubtimes.com/2023/10/03/fireboat-number-1s-restoration-and-northwest-beauty/) to leaving a legacy of significant contributions in the institutions he built, he touched lives and created memories. A number of his friends visited him at home. I would bring him oatmeal cookies my wife baked. We would share and talk about the past as well as the future. I will miss Jim so much. I already miss his humor and eating cookies together.
Jim did work on the home my grandfather built, he and his wife were wonderful people. We are grateful to live in one of his pieces of art. Our condolences to the family for their immense loss.