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Jim Sims
For all of you who knew Jim, I wanted to let you know that he passed away last week, his funeral was yesterday. He was a brilliant scientist and posted frequently here on this board (his user name was just his name). He helped many of us with a wide range of issues, he was a true master of air conditioning systems and knew just about anything else someone might need help with. He was always informative and a true gentleman. The entire community at Los Alamos Labs will miss him, I know many here will as well. We can never have enough members like Jim.
Just wanted to pass this along to those who knew him or had received help from him on various projects.
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Oh, that's very sad news. Jim was a great asset to the Pelican community.
RIP Jim.
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06-04-2013, 10:33 AM
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I have been reading his well informed and helpful posts for the 12 years I have been on Pelican.
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So sorry to hear this. I pray for his surviving family will easily deal with this loss.
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Condolences to the Sims Family. I trust that someone from this site can let them know how Jim had touched this community.
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I will be calling his wife later today to pass on the thoughts expressed here, I know
she will appreciate it. Any stories or personal thoughts you might have if you knew Jim or knew him from his posts would be helpful to her I'm sure.
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Very sad. He helped a lot with fastener and electrical questions as well. I enjoyed hearing about the early car he rebuilt for his son.
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The world is less cool now.
Best wishes to his family and I hope they find ways to make it through a hard time together. |
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06-04-2013, 11:37 AM
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I too remember him and read his posts with interest, prayers for him and the family in this very difficult time.
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Sorry to hear it.
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RIP Jim.
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Every time I remove or tighten CV bolts (which is a lot lately given my frequent engine drops) I hear a voice in my head saying "clean out the internal wrenching feature."
The voice is the voice of Jim Sims. Never met him but his wisdom is with me and lives on here. RIP.
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Very sad...always made a point to take anything he ever said very seriously since it always seemed to be backed up by very solid information and facts, and his extensive experience.
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I'm so sorry to hear this. He had been an excellent contributor here on Pelican - an always trusted source of information.
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Jim Sims has been a GREAT balance for me in his past posts for learning the details of our A/C systems.
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RIP Jim. I was glad I met you here.
My condolences to your family.
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Wow, I spoke with him once or twice on the phone. Always helpful. I have a Jim Sims design subcooler in my Targa
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06-04-2013, 12:39 PM
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Very sad. I always enjoyed his posts. Rest in peace, Jim.
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So sorry to hear that bad news.
RIP, Jim, and condolences to his family. He was a good man. |
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Agreed Jim has been a great resource to the community. He always shared his extensive experience with great detail so others could learn from him.
Thanks for sharing his passing, so others can wish him & his family well. RIP Jim. God bless his family & friends who've lost a wonderful guy.
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