Some of the Lovely Comments made by Members of the Diss Facebook Community Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that, he was a lovely man. Well known and well liked, he did so much work in this town. RIP Jim Lovely man going to be greatly missed best wishes to his family So sad about Jim he was a wonderful man and done so much for the RBL.. even when he was poorly. He will be sadly missed. Best wishes and prayers to his family x That’s so sad. He was a lovely man. Rest in Peace Jim A true gentleman! So sorry to hear this condolences to the family So sad what a great man • So sorry to hear this a lovely man and we often had a chat with him my husband last year got our poppies from his doorstep covid didn't stop Jim So sorry to hear the news. Really enjoyed our chats with Jim when he came to the schools with poppies and to discuss the Remembrance Day services. Our condolences to his family. From Diss Primary Academy Partnership.

We will miss Jim very much. He was a dear kind and generous friend, and we thoroughly enjoyed all the lovely events he organized. Rest in peace. With love from Myra and Bill

I will always remember you fondly Jim. I am grateful for all the guidance you gave me over the years to help with Remembrance Day plans and proud to have witnessed you receiving your Honoured Citizen of Diss award from Diss Town Council in 2019. May you rest in peace. Much love, Sarah x

I shall miss you Jim, you supported me during my first year as Mayor of Diss. We walked side by during the Diss Carnival 2019, which was my honour. You will never be forgotten and your life will for always be intertwined with the history of our town. My love and sympathies to you Janet and the rest of your family x

ASK JIM If you wanted a Poppy Collection, ask Jim If you want a Poppy wreath, ask Jim If you wanted a boot sale organised, ask Jim If you wanted a meal organised, ask Jim If wanted a trip out organised, ask Jim If you wanted the Church decorated with Poppies, ask Jim If you need to know something about the Legion, ask Jim In fact I don't think even Jim knew exactly what he did or knew about the Legion! And finally if you want a new Legion member, ask Jim, he will soon have you under his spell November 2018, I had popped round to some friends at Roydon, and while passing the church, there was two guys decorating the Church Railings with Poppies, so I stopped to say hello and to basically be nosey, to find out why the Church was being decorated that way for Remembrance? These two guy s turned out to be Jim and Mike our standard bearer. Jim asked why I was interested, so explained about my Parents part in the war and my Families various World War 2 losses, so he asked was I a legion Member. I said no as I had not `Served`, No problem said Jim (and that was the first thing I learnt from Jim), give me your address and I will drop a membership form round, he did not let the grass grow under his feet, next day Jim and form arrived on my doorstep, and as they say the rest is History, and by November 2019, I am one of the guys helping to decorating the Church!! The Legion motto is Service not Self, well that sums up Jim. Finally, I have lost a great Friend and Adviser, and sadly I can no longer, Ask Jim.

No matter how old we are, we still need our dads, and wonder how we’ll get by without them. JT x

Missing you father in law Jim. Will miss our Saturday afternoons trying to pick out our horses, to become millionaire's lol. we just not very lucky I guess when it comes to picking the right ones. Xxx

Happy memories from childhood days. Rest peacefully uncle Jim, see you again one day xxx

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Jim. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.