in a small community like this when you lose somebody as important as Jim is
lose somebody as important as Jim is
lose somebody as important as Jim is it’s very very difficult and gives us
it’s very very difficult and gives us
it’s very very difficult and gives us all pause
I think a lot of people know Jim through
I think a lot of people know Jim through his vet practice and we tend to
his vet practice and we tend to
his vet practice and we tend to underestimate what it’s like to lose a
underestimate what it’s like to lose a
underestimate what it’s like to lose a pet and when Jim had a hand in that end
pet and when Jim had a hand in that end
pet and when Jim had a hand in that end of time for a pet my personal experience
of time for a pet my personal experience
of time for a pet my personal experience twice with him was that he did it with
twice with him was that he did it with
twice with him was that he did it with incredible sensitivity very heartfelt
incredible sensitivity very heartfelt
incredible sensitivity very heartfelt and that compassion was the way Jim
and that compassion was the way Jim
and that compassion was the way Jim that’s his life and we all felt that
that’s his life and we all felt that
that’s his life and we all felt that knew it Jim was an old school
knew it Jim was an old school
knew it Jim was an old school veterinarian but his foremost the thing
veterinarian but his foremost the thing
veterinarian but his foremost the thing that he exuded was his love of animals
that he exuded was his love of animals
that he exuded was his love of animals he did this because he had a true
he did this because he had a true
he did this because he had a true passion and desire to help animals just
passion and desire to help animals just
passion and desire to help animals just it was really nice to see what he does
it was really nice to see what he does
it was really nice to see what he does there people think of it like oh can you
there people think of it like oh can you
there people think of it like oh can you ride the elephants like no they’re
ride the elephants like no they’re
ride the elephants like no they’re retired
retired
retired you know circus animals that are there
you know circus animals that are there
you know circus animals that are there to relax and enjoy their life one of the
to relax and enjoy their life one of the
to relax and enjoy their life one of the elephants rosie her trunk is not really
elephants rosie her trunk is not really
elephants rosie her trunk is not really paralyzed but she has a hard time moving
paralyzed but she has a hard time moving
paralyzed but she has a hard time moving it so she sways it and he would have
it so she sways it and he would have
it so she sways it and he would have something in his hand and he would watch
something in his hand and he would watch
something in his hand and he would watch her sway it and finally get food into
her sway it and finally get food into
her sway it and finally get food into her mouth it was it was really
her mouth it was it was really
her mouth it was it was really interesting to watch and how connected
interesting to watch and how connected
interesting to watch and how connected he is to the elephants and you know
he is to the elephants and you know
he is to the elephants and you know anyone could see that going there and
anyone could see that going there and
anyone could see that going there and watching him being next to them myself
watching him being next to them myself
watching him being next to them myself and my daughter and my husband senator
and my daughter and my husband senator
and my daughter and my husband senator had gone out there many times they would
had gone out there many times they would
had gone out there many times they would just watch him and just just come over
just watch him and just just come over
just watch him and just just come over to him and you know put their trunk near
to him and you know put their trunk near
to him and you know put their trunk near him and think they just knew that he was
him and think they just knew that he was
him and think they just knew that he was there or in store
what girl
what girl odd little girl I’ve known Jimmy since I
odd little girl I’ve known Jimmy since I
odd little girl I’ve known Jimmy since I moved here 26 years ago he was our vet
moved here 26 years ago he was our vet
moved here 26 years ago he was our vet for many years just a nice guy I loved
for many years just a nice guy I loved
for many years just a nice guy I loved Anna more than anybody I know
Anna more than anybody I know
Anna more than anybody I know he was just well liked by everybody he
he was just well liked by everybody he
he was just well liked by everybody he really was you know I mean the only way
really was you know I mean the only way
really was you know I mean the only way I can describe his as a pencil Jim would
I can describe his as a pencil Jim would
I can describe his as a pencil Jim would be wrong side out if people thought
be wrong side out if people thought
be wrong side out if people thought badly of the elephant’s I’ve only had
badly of the elephant’s I’ve only had
badly of the elephant’s I’ve only had once a week with with Jim it was an
once a week with with Jim it was an
once a week with with Jim it was an honor and a privilege that’s really I
honor and a privilege that’s really I
honor and a privilege that’s really I mean he just made you want to be better
mean he just made you want to be better
mean he just made you want to be better at what you did you know he will be
at what you did you know he will be
at what you did you know he will be missed
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