In Memory

Jim Frisby

Jim Frisby



 
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11/01/11 08:33 AM #1    

Glenn Reeves

 River Man "Friz" age 57 James Doane Frisby died peacefully on August 26, 2011 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN surrounded by his family. Jim was born in Wichita, Kansas on March 3, 1954. He is survived by his daughter, Johannah; parents, Ray and Phyllis; sisters, Dr. Margaret Carlson (David) of Turtle River, their children, Eric and Anna Carlson Furuseth (Joe) of Bemidji, Susan Lee (Jim) of McIntosh, MN, their children, Christine Weber (Jerry) of St. Cloud, and Philip (Ashlee) of Sauk Centre; Johannah's mother, Jeannie Holmes. After graduating from Central High School in Omaha, Jim left home in his pick-up truck along with his beloved dog, "Soul Brother". After years of adventures, he visited his parents in St. Paul and was enamored by the Mississippi River. He worked on the river as a deck hand until 1989 when he broke his neck diving in the Florida Keys. The last several years have been a struggle which Jim handled with good spirits-always a big smile and full of fun.  Memorials may be made payable to the Mairs and Power Growth Fund to be used for the education of Jim's daughter, Johannah.  Mail to: Mairs and Power, Inc., W1520 First National Bank Bldg., 332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN  55101.


11/02/11 07:17 PM #2    

Randy Aronis

He is missed. I was sitting beside him with his sister, my sister, Jill, and  Deann Cook as he said, "hey Randy watch this!" His hand came down with great speed on the kitchen table as the fork flew high into the air...hit the ceiling and came down and hit his eye! And that is how it happen!

I think we were like 6 years old at that time. We went on to fall through the ice together sleding too close to the river, got into trouble by Mr. Coulson, throwing rocks into the river from his back yard, chased girls through the halls of Pleasant Valley Church, played kick ball way past our dinner time, fished for crawdads(sp) under the bridge, shared many cokes drinking from the same bottle all day, and many other adventures that can not be written about.

Everyone he considered a good friend and everyone thought the same of him. In a era of average, Jim certainly was not.

Randy Aronis


11/05/11 02:57 PM #3    

Glenn Reeves

Jim and I had fun trying to see who could do the craziest dive off of the high board at our neighborhood swimming pool.  Jim, of course, always won.  At the reunion in 2002, Jim reminded me how he would stand on the handrails and jump directly to the end of the board to achieve the height he needed to perform his dive.  We had such a great time!


02/12/12 02:40 PM #4    

Marc Haynes

Jim was a good friend, one of the few that I kept in touch with through all of these years.  It was always a treat when he would show up at my door step with his RV parked out front.  He always had stories and pictues of his houseboat and life on the Mississippi.  My kids took to him immediately and fondly remember him to this day.  We were able to spend some time with him and his family in Ft. Meyers and take a short cruise on his 41' trawler that he kept parked in the canal behind his house.  I can still hear his laugh.  Thanks for the memories.  


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