James William "Jimmy" Lynch

Jim married Teresa Forester on 4 Jun 1981. They have four boys: Brandon James, Travis Fredrick, Lucas Hayes, and Hayden. They lived in Rogers, Ark. Recently Jim and his family moved to Springdale, AR.

BRANDON JAMES LYNCH was born 8 Dec 1981 in Arkansas
TRAVIS FREDRICK LYNCH was born 22 Jun 1985 in Akansas
LUCAS HAYES LYNCH was born 11 Sep 1988 in Arkansas
HAYDEN LYNCH was born in 1990 in Arkansas

Jim and his cousins Bobby and Randy Spears were very close and spent lots of time together when growing up in Washington state. There is one incident in Jimmy's young life that will always be remembered in our family. Joy and her family were staying with us in Elma, WA on our chicken ranch. We processed eggs for market in the local area. One day Joy and I were in the egg shed packaging eggs for the market. Several cases had already been loaded in the van where the three young 4 & 5 year old boys were waiting for us. We came out of the shed with another case of eggs and were shocked at what we encountered. The three boys had very deliberately taken eggs from several dozen cartons and tossed them one by one, against the side of the building. What fun they must have been having! They were duly punished!

Another incident, though not quite so devastating, took place when Joy and her family were visiting us It was during a winter storm. We looked out the kitchen window and to our horror, we saw two five year olds, Jimmy and Randy heading for the woods with blizzard-falling snow swirling around them. Wouldn't have taken much for them to become lost in the storm.

During Jimmy's growing-up years, he was in the boy scouts, and as Jimmy laughingly related to us, was a mischief maker, always getting into trouble. It is ironic that when Jimmy became an adult and had sons of his own, he became a Club Scout Master for Pack 114 of Springdale, AR. He also helped coach a soccer team.

When Jimmy was 15 years old, he spent the summer with his Aunt Helen, at the Spears home in Olympia, WA. It was a wonderful time for all of us. A few years later, Jim and is cousin Bobby took a trip to California, During this trip they stayed with their Uncle Paul in San Jose, CA., and worked with him for a few weeks learning his trade of auto-trimming.

Jim was in the military service and stationed in Germany for a time. After Jim completed his stay in the service, he attended a trade school in Fayetteville, AR, where he learned how to do small engine repair and maintenance.

Jim married Teresa Forester, 4 Jun 1981. They have four boys: Brandon James, Travis Fredrick, Lucas Hayes, and Hayden. They lived in Rogers, where Jim worked as a mechanic for Parking Lot Maintenance. From Rogers Jim and his family moved to Springdale, AR. The family joined a church and began attending regularly.

On 10 Sep 10, 1994, our lovable red-headed Jimmy tragically died from an accidental gunshot wound. Jimmy was 35 years old. Apparently while he was cleaning his gun, it accidentally went off hitting him in an artery near his heart. Jim himself called 911. He died on the operating table as doctors attempted to clamp off the injured artery. Losing Jimmy is quite a shock and a terrible, tragic loss to all the family.

Jimmy, in his short life, reached out and touched a multitude of people. He was a son, a husband, a father, a grandson, a brother, a nephew and a friend to those he came in contact with.

Graveside funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 12, 1994 at the Benton County Memorial Park in Rogers, Ar., with Pastor Tony Quinn Officiating.

Once again our family circle has been broken, but it is truly a comfort to know that that circle will be rejoined when our family is reunited in heaven.

The following is a poem in memory of Jimmy

[Rick and Joy Lynch]

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