James F. Reap passed away November
23, l986 (46 yrs. old) at his residence in San Jose, CA, after
a courageous battle with cancer. He is buried in Mount Hope
Cemetery, Logansport, IN.
He was born April 16, 1940 in Logansport.
He was the son of Frederick D.
and Ellen A. Thomas Reap who resided at 1114 High Street.
Jim graduated from L.H.S. in 1958 and joined the U.S.N. along
with other classmates. They joined under the newly formed
"Buddy System". They took their U.S.N. training
in San Diego, CA.
On June 20, l959, Jim married the
former Joanne Townsley, also a L.H.S. graduate ('59), who now
resides in Arizona.
Jim retired in l984 from FMC Corp.,
San Jose, CA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Surviving are a son James J. Jr.,
recently moved to Arizona; a daughter Terry L.; and a grandson
David Rasmussen of CA; a brother John William (Bill) of Grand
Rapids, MI; two sisters, Barbara Tatman Rohnert Park, CA and Elizabeth
(Betsy) Riney, Newcastle CA; two nieces and four nephews. (information provided by Jim's mother, Ellen Reap Lumbirt.
6-4-04)