Monday, February 28, 2022
Jim Boone - Husband, dad, son, brother, uncle, grandfather, father-in-law, and friend • He was an athlete, softball player, bowler, coach - confident in his abilities • He was old school Seattle…slot cars, hydroplane races, the pits, Seattle Totems, Seattle Pilots, Seattle Rainers, Seattle Angels, SuperSonics, Ford truck, motorcycle, machinist, long time union member, raised in Ballard • Loved to walk, Green Lake, Edmonds, knowledgeable about ferries, trains, photography, stars/constellations, kaleidoscopes, 4th of July cannon, hiking • Intelligent, curious, opinionated, interesting and interested • Dick’s Drive-In • Jake and Myrtle Boone • Jim could fix your car…and would • Comfortable with himself • Self-reliant • Self sufficient • He could cook! • Super Bowl betting pools • Couldn’t swim…raised in Ballard and never learned to swim! • Loved his kids • Loved Deanna – They were a good match…Certainly very different from one another but both love to laugh and tease. Together they raised an amazing family with each of the kids having different strengths but all being successful and following their own path. • Solid, dependable, loyal • Tough, old-school • He could build anything, fix anything • Jim knew “stuff” Not many men like Jim. Gonna miss him.
