I met Jim in 2022 when I found his cat. Pearl had escaped his apartment and was living in a garage near the art association a few doors up and across the street. She was thin, but friendly and I was able to crate her and take her to the vet to see if I could find her owner.
They contacted Jim and he contacted me. He asked that I keep Pearl because he had his plate full with caring for himself and Mivuet. I was happy to take Pearl in and he asked only to be able to visit her on occasion. Over the next 2 years we would meet for dinner every month or two and he joined my wife and I and a large group of friends for a Friendsgiving celebration in '22 and '23.
He would come watch my bocce ball team play when he could. We never talked about anything too serious, so I didn't know him well, but I enjoyed his company. Pearl has adapted well is is a very friendly and loving cat and I know that is Jim's influence. She is a constant reminder of him.
I'll miss meeting him for dinners and having a beer between bocce rounds.
I hope his family know how much he cared about them.
