Jim graduated from Washburn Rural High School and from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He attended Control Data Institute in St. Louis, MO. He worked as a Field Engineer in Kansas City. Jim attended Johnson County Community College and earned certification as a Respiratory Therapist. He worked as a chemist for a food preservative company before retiring and moving to Omaha, NE.
He enjoyed going out to eat; telling a joke or two; liked taking photos and enjoyed touring “Nebraska Passport” sites. Jim loved anything computer or airplane related. He was a recreational pilot and flew a Cessna 172.
Jim is survived by the love of his life, Janice Marie Laidler Murray (Jan). No children from this union. He is survived by a sister, Marilyn (Richard) Post of Topeka; a brother, Richard (Elizabeth) Murray of Topeka; a sister-in-law, Linda Murray of Oskaloosa (brother, William, preceded Jim in death); and a sister, Gale Kresge (Jim) of Topeka, KS; brother in law, Mark (Carol) Lader of Belton, TX; as well as loved nieces and nephews.
Plans are for Jim to be cremated. A gathering of family and friends planned at Braman Mortuary, 6505 S. 144th Street; Omaha, NE on Saturday, July 29, 2023 from 2pm to 4pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to CHI Hospice or Keystone Ridge.
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