James "Jimmy" D. Stark, Jr.
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James "Jimmy" D. Stark, Jr.
April 18, 1945 - November 2, 2014
James D. “Jimmy” Stark, Jr., 69, of Wylie, died Sunday,
November 2, 2014. He was born on April 18, 1945, to Evelyn Cheek Stark and James D. Stark, Sr., in Port
Arthur. Jimmy was a United States Air
Force veteran, having served from 1966 to 1970 as a crew chief on a B52 bomber
stationed at Carswell’s Air Force base in Fort Worth, Anderson Air Force base in
Guam, and on the Utapao Air Force base in Thailand.
Jimmy lived in Nederland for forty-four years, and moved to
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, where he lived for twenty-one years, before moving
to Wylie. He graduated from Nederland High School in 1967 and earned a B.S. in
Biology in 1975 from Lamar University. Jimmy retired after thirty-two years
from 3M as a Pharmaceutical
Sales Representative.
Survivors include his wife of forty years, Judy Stark of
Wylie; son, Don Stark and his wife, Valarie, of Richardson; daughter, Carol
Gorman and her husband, Josh, of Wylie; granddaughter, Audrey Stark of
Richardson; and brothers, Craige Stark and his wife, Minnie, of Lake Charles,
Louisiana; Robert Stark and his wife, Mary Ann, of Lake Jackson; and Kevin
Stark of Orange. He is preceded in death by his parents.
A gathering of Mr. Stark’s family and friends will be from
5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with a Rosary recited at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday,
November 5, 2014, at Broussard, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 6, 2014, at St.
Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 211 Hardy Avenue, Nederland, with interment
to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches.
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