James Lewis' Obituary
MR. JAMES E. LEWIS
"BIG JIMMY LEWIS"
Born to Eugene & LeAnna Lewis on 9-9-1934, he passed away peacefully on 6-5-2009. James lived his life to the fullest and worked hard to get there. He joined the military in 1950 and after a round in the Army and a round in the Air Force, he retired after the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1957. He carried on and worked any job he could get until he found one of the loves of his life, Wanda M. Lewis. His second love was the Tacoma Longshore Local Union 23. He started off breaking his back working so hard, but loved it and eventually moved up the ranks. That made life good for him. He was a busy man but had the time to create a family. He gained many true friends through his work and they stayed that way until death did them part. He is the last of his crew but they will soon be welcoming him with open arms. He leaves behind a loving wife Wanda of 44 years, sons, Eugene & Lee Carter, James E. Lewis, Jr., Lemonne & Shalon Lewis. The little joys of his life were his grandkids, Pete, Jeremy, Jason, Stephan, Damari, Jamel, Little Lee, James Wendell, Lemya, and due any day Cody James. He is preceded in death by his mom and dad, sisters Louise, Rosa Lee, brother John L., daughter Diane, Shannon and son Cody. Jimmy has a host of friends and family and we all will miss him dearly. At his request we will be having a cremation service for him. He will be remembered by all at a Celebration of Life at Mountain View Celebration of Life Center on 6-20-2009 at 1:30PM till 4PM. All who knew him are welcomed to join in seeing him off to his final destination. Finally to "Big Stevie", "Signal", "Big Dave", watch out cause Jimmy's on his way.
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