My heart and prayers go out to Mary Emma, Aleesa, Jamie and the family. I had the honor of working with Jim in Asheville with Farm Credit. He was fantastic to work with, a true professional, extremely intelligent and great at whatever he did. We talked about that since his mother was a Higgins, we must somehow be related. Over the years we were able to stay in touch through attending meetings and other occasions. I last talked with Jim by phone several months ago and we had a wonderful time of reminiscing and telling stories. When I retired in recent years, Jim and Mary Emma came to my retirement reception (which was truly a blessing) and Jim shared thoughts about us working together and especially one very interesting and humorous story about me. Jim was a special person and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him. I believe God sends special people to enrich our lives and Jim has been one of those people.
Wayne Higgins