Scott Perry
As I sit here tonight after Jim's funeral, Feeling lost and sad. my mind goes to my childhood. Jim always a had a way to speak to me as if I were a equal not as if I was a child. Jim and I enjoyed a good cheeseburger and plenty of conversations that usually had us bust out laughing. From the time I was 13 to the present day Jim always gave the most sincere advice and the best advice, I will truly miss that. I realized now that Jim had such a profound effect and influence in my life and to be honest I am a far better man because of it too. Jim was the most selfless and sincere man I have ever met outside his wife and children who are the same. A man cannot get any better than this. He lived life to the fullest and I truly believe he cherished every sunrise and the start of every day! With a Stanley thermos by his side! We should all be so lucky to do this but Jim lived it! His was a life lived to the fullest, a man so loved by all who knew him. I truly feel this. If you want to see Jim legacy look no further than his wife of 54 years, the perfect couple if there ever was such a concept, I believe this was the truest of true love. They were truly meant for each other. they are that and more. Look also to their children as they are the finest examples of Christians and as human beings can be. They inherited the best traits a human being can get in life from their parents. That is the finest example of a life lived to the fullest with love, pride, kindness and genuine selflessness. All this I have seen every time I spend time with the Skelley family. My heart aches for their loss cause I in my own way feel I have lost him too. I truly hope there is a Heaven and I hope I am too enough to get there cause I truly want to see him again! I owe him a lot of cheeseburgers and I intend to repay that! Thank you Jim for being there for me, I will be there for your family if they need me always! Rest In Peace!