Jim Hart

March 3, 1931 - November 1, 2024

We lost my uncle, Jim, this morning after a long battle with cancer. He died in his sleep in a beautiful hospice center in Santa Barbara overlooking the Santa Ynez mountains. Jim is survived by his sister Dianne Hart Thurman '52, his lifelong friend and brother-in-law, Granville 'Granny' Thurman '49, his nephews, Michael '75 and David '76, his niece, Teresa Thurman Koontz '81, and his great nieces and nephews, Taylor Thurman '07, Aubrey Thurman '09, Connor Thurman, Morgan Koontz and Dylan Koontz.

Michael Thurman '75

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Veteran Story

U S Army

1953-1955
PFC

Heavy AAA Maint
MOI (Methods of Instruction)
Projection School
DD-214

Instructor, Skysweeper AAA
Stationed: Ft. Bliss, TX

Got caught trying to steal football helmets from West Texas State football team while drunk. 52 stitches in upper lip, 2 weeks in Army hospital. Several sorties into Juarez, Chih., Mexico