Wednesday, January 27, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Obituary
Jim McWilliams
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Petra Chase, Heart of Oregon Corp volunteer and mentor, and Quinn
Martell, VISTA Americorps member, worked at Sisters Habitat for
Humanity during the MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 18.
Heart of Oregon turns
in day of service
The third Monday in
January is not only a federal
holiday (Martin Luther King
Day) but is also a day des-
ignated as a national day of
service.
With the slogan of <a day
on, not a day off,= it hopes
to encourage all Americans
to volunteer to improve
their communities. Heart of
Oregon students headed to
Sisters Habitat for Humanity
to help out in the spirit of
MLK Day of Service.
Twelve students helped
organize the sporting goods
bin, clean up the shelv-
ing units, and take care of
the glass recycling at the
ReStore.
Eight students helped
prime the walls of three
bedrooms in a home being
remodeled for a future habi-
tat homeowner.
Thank you, Heart of
Oregon youth!
Jim McWilliams of
Bend passed away from
COVID complications with
underlying conditions on
December 13 at the age of
80. Jim is survived by his
loving wife, Sue; two sons,
Tim McWilliams and wife
Erica Chambers, Kevin
McWilliams and wife Alyson
Evans; three siblings, Pat
Jussila, John McWilliams,
Sally McWilliams and part-
ner Beth Hutchison. He
also leaves behind cous-
ins, Ed Lindsay and wife
Peggy, Susan Walker and
husband Bob; nephew,
Tony McWilliams and wife
Stephanie; and niece, Leslie
Marcy and husband Robert.
Jim was born in Oregon
City, and graduated from
Oregon State University with
a degree in Political Science.
Jim and Sue met in
Eugene, eloped after a three-
month whirlwind romance
and remained dedicated to
each other for 55 years. In
addition to a highly deco-
rated 25-year career as a
Foreign Service Officer,
Jim served two years in the
Army. They lived in seven
different countries and trav-
eled to dozens more. In
1992 they settled in Central
Oregon but never stopped
rollin9...
Jim9s interests varied over
the years and progressed
from sporty cars, to motor-
cycles, to downhill skiing
and finally to bicycles. In
1995 Jim undertook his first
cross-country bike ride from
Astoria, Oregon to Portland,
Maine. He completed two
more cross-country trips
including one with his wife
in 2004. He became an avid
long-distance cyclist and
rode over 25,000 miles dur-
ing his lifetime.
When not on the ski
slopes or his bike, Jim found
many ways to donate his
time to help others in need.
He was a volunteer media-
tor for the Deschutes County
Court and Community
Dispute Resolution Program,
Sisters Kiwanis member,
volunteer reader for the
Head Start Program, Sisters
Library Board member and
driver taking Vets to Portland
for medical care.
Upon his retirement in
1990, Jim was awarded the
Intelligence Star and the
Intelligence Medal of Merit.
He was recognized for his
extraordinary professional-
ism, integrity, leadership and
resourcefulness. His impres-
sive career of hard work and
devotion to duty reflected
great credit to his tenacious
personality.
Jim was a kind, witty,
friendly, courageous and
extremely patriotic individ-
ual, a perpetual adventurer,
fastidiously fueled by tea and
scones. He will be missed by
many to whom his memory
will bring a smile.
Jim never gave up, never
stopped trying to <keep on
rollin.=
Please consider donating
in Jim9s memory to: Doctors
Without Borders, www.
doctorswithoutborders.org;
or Partners in Care, www.
partnersbend.org.
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