James B. Burkholder
October 22, 1918 - May 9, 2006
James
B. Burkholder died May 9, 2006, after a brief illness, leaving Lucille,
his beloved wife of 65 years. He is also survived by his five children,
James Jr. (Genia) of Philadelphia, Carol (John) Waltman and Lise
(Chico) Ramirez of Green Bay, Midge Adams (Tom Sinclair) and Mike
Burkholder of Tucson. In addition he leaves nine grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.>
He was preceded in death by his son, Curtis and granddaughter Nicole.
Born October 22, 1918, Jim met Lucille at the University of PA and they
were engaged within two weeks. After their graduations they married on
July 5, 1941. Theirs was a life-long, devoted love. They raised six
children and helped raise two grandchildren, Kathleen Vickers and Matt
Adams. Jim and Lucille moved to Tucson after retiring from the Army in
1973. They became active in progressive politics, supporting a wide
variety of causes including: care for the homeless, refugee rights,
healthcare for the underserved, the gay and lesbian movement, organic
farming, and peace and social justice locally, nationally and abroad.
Jim understood the horrors of war having served in the US Army as an
officer from before WWII through the Vietnam War.
He proudly served as the Tucson chapter president and then as the national president of Veterans For Peace, Inc.
He supported the pursuit of peace until his death. The world has lost a
good and caring man who worked tirelessly and gave generously, touching
thousands of lives. His wife and family have lost much more. The family
is truly grateful to Georgia Dunfee, the staff of Casa de la Luz
Hospice and Father Ricardo Elford. Memorial service will be at 5:00
p.m. on Saturday 13 May at Southside Presbyterian Church. In lieu of
flowers please consider a donation to Casa Maria, Primavera Foundation
or Clinica Amistad. (Send donations for Clinica Amistad c/o Casa Maria
401 E 26th St Tucson, AZ 85713)
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, 5/12/2006