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James “Jim” Durfee
03/30/1961 — 05/12/2010
From Benton, City, WA, US | Born in Central Point, Oregon
James “Jim” Durfee
James "Jim" Durfee of Benton City, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at his home after his year long battle with cancer.
Born in Central Point, Oregon on March 30, 1961 to George and Norma Durfee, Jim was a loving husband, father, son, and grandfather.
Jim was employed by Kadlec Medical Center for 20 years as a Lead Maintenance Mechanic. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his family and friends.
Jim is survived by his wife of 21 years, Mary; his mother Norma Campbell; his brother Steve and wife Karen; his daughter Michelle and her children John Michael and Marcus; daughter Kim Britt and her child Taylor; son Joseph and his wife Lehua and their children Brittany, Courtney, Shelby, Carine, Makayla and Tyler; daughter Denise and her husband Phillip and children Anthony and Haylee, son Stephen and wife Billie and their expectant son Mason James; son Travis, son Trevor, daughter Jackie, and daughter Tiffany.
Jim was preceded in death by his father George, brother David and step-father Ray Campbell In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice House. Thank you to all of Jim's extended family at Kadlec Hospital and the Tri-City Hospice Team.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on Saturday May 15th at the Knights of Columbus off the By-pass Highway in Richland. Light refreshments will be provided.
DAD, THATS WHAT I THINK OF YOU, WE GOT OFF TO A ROUGH START BUT WHEN I GREW UP AND OPENED MY EYES I REALIZED YOU WERE JUST DOING YOUR JOB. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DID FOR ME AND MY BOYS. YOU ALWAYS MADE US FEEL A PART. I CAN ONLY HOPE TO HAVE THE KIND OF LOVE THAT YOU SHOWED TO MY MOM AND HAVE IT FOR AS LONG AS I AM ALLOWED. WE MISS YOU AND KNOW YOU ARE WATCHING OVER ALL OF US. I LOVE YOU! I WILL KEEP YOUR GUIDANCE IN MY HEART AND HOPE TO BE WHAT YOU EXPECTED OF US ALL.LOVE YOU DAD.
I got to know Jim a little when I started to work nights at Kadlec. Being as shy as I was with new people, he cut me no slack. He had a great sense of humor and he liked to pick on me. Pretty soon my favorite nights were Wednesdays and Thursdays. They were the nights I would laugh the most and that was thanks to Jim.
He was an all around great person and I feel lucky that I got to know him a little. My heart goes out to all his family and friends missing him.
Blessings to you all.
Jim was full of life and laughter. I will miss seeing him in the 7-11 store.
I worked with Jim at kadlec for 10 years. During that time I got to now his tough exterior, but inside he was a very caring man with a lot of heart
I will miss him very much as a lot of other people will
Jim was one of the best men that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. He will be missed.
I worked with Jim at Kadlec for 15 years. Jim and I both liked to fish and hunt and I will miss trading fishing and hunting stories with him. We were always a little competitive about who caught the biggest fish, deer, etc. There are hundreds of stories I could mention that showed Jim’s personality and sense of humor. He had a knack for saying something that would make me laugh when he backed me up at work on some Security calls. My condolences to his family. He will be sorely missed.
My deepest sympathies go out to you, Jim May have acted like a grumpy grump but deep down he was just a big teddy bear, I know he helped me a time or two when I was down, My sincere heart felt apologies to you Mary, Joe, Denise and all of you kids, I’ll always be here for you, Jim was a great guy. Liz
Hey Bro, I haven’t seen you since the hair days at Richland High, take care Durf and I will see you on the other side. gilly
I was friends with Stephen in middle school and High school, I got to know Jim, he was kind man, R.I.P. Big guy! Wished I could have been @ your service. God Bless the Durfee family
We got to know Jim when we were doing some painting for Kadlec. He was an awesome person and always called Cheryl BOSS. He was a very caring man with a huge heart. You are in our thoughts as you move forward.
God Bless,
Mike and Cheryl Cassens
CSC Painting
I cannot begin to share all the memories I have of Jim some great, some good, some not so good – we definitely had our moments over all the years. Jim and I were co-workers at Kadlec from the day he started until he left us. I will truly miss his gruffness and also his kindness and understanding.
Your amazing sense of humor, kindness, and never ending love for your family and friends will be greatly missed. You touched so many lives and those who were lucky enough to know you have truly been blessed. We will all miss your smiling face and huge hugs! We love you Uncle Jim.
My heart goes out to the family. May God be with you all in this time of sadness.
You will be forever loved and cherished, you were such a loving and gentle soul, your family was blessed to know you. The only ones not completely saddened by your passing are the FISH, as they now may live longer without having to worry about you ripping their lips. R.I.P. Uncle!
The body is just a shell that we need here on earth to contain our spirits, but when it fails which it always does, the spirit doesn’t go with it, the spirit lives on in each of us every day. Uncle Jim will be missed so deeply by so many, but has touched so many so deeply that he will live on in all of us who love him…. Thank you for the love, guidance, and friendship. God just brought home and Angel. Until I see you again Uncle Jim, Rest In Peace.
I have known jim for 20 years and he is a great friend, the kind of friend everyone needs,
he would help you out with out question and has a good hart, he loves his family ,and will be missed by me and a lot of other people too. God Bless you
Jim and your Family.
I only knew Jim for about three years, but I quickly learned that he was a dependable friend and all around “great guy.” Jim had an amazing sense of humor. He loved to tease and was so fun to work with. Jim could be counted on to get the job done. On many occasions, he would be at the hospital after normal hours taking care of business. He is sorely missed both as a coworker and as a friend. I pray that God will be very close to the family and comfort them in this time of trial.
Jim and I have known each other since 7th grade,we didn’t spend a lot of time around each other but we became close friends after he came to work at Kadlec.We shared alot of times together since we had at one time worked the same shift. But only in the most recent years It became clear to me just how good a friend he was. It was the way he loved his kids, the way he spoke about relationships away from work, He will be truly missed, he was a great friend, and a great listner….B Wisler
I am so truly sorry about Jim and I do think about him daily. I wish the best for your family in the future.
Jeff Johnson
I worked at Kadlec until 2003 in the printshop and got to know Jim quite well. He was a fine man and was very helpful whenever I needed someone to fix something in the printshop. I was shocked to hear of his passing. My condolences to his family. God Bless.
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