I attended Jim's funeral at St Oswald's Kings Park today. Jim was one of my faithful servers when I was Priest-in-Charge there, and was someone who knew how to serve at the altar in a proper manner, with dignity and a profound understanding of liturgy.
We laughed long and hard often, and when things needed doing, Jim was always around to give a hand, totally unafraid of getting his hands dirty!
He will live long in my memory, and I thanked God for him this morning. A wonderful life that needed celebrating. Gladys, his wife should be in all our prayers today. She has lost a husband and a soul-friend and a man who ensured that life was rarely dull. Rest in peace, Jim.
