Jim and his wife, Lynn, purchased property in Garfield Township in 1984. In 1994, he was injured and placed on disability. He and Lynn decided to move their family here.
In 1998, Jim was appointed to fill a vacancy of trustee on the township board until the term ended. In the past, Jim has also served the township as a member of the Planning Commission, Parks Committee and Zoning Administrator.
In November 2008, he ran for and was elected as a trustee on the township board, and he is a member of the Board of Appeals.
He served our country in the Navy and has an Associates Degree in Applied Science. He completed training and became a state certified assessor. Jim and Lynn have 3 daughters, Lori, Sherri, and Shelley. They have 5 beautiful grandchildren, Krystal, Tuesday, Anthony, Nicholas, and Eric, and 1 great grandson, Jacob.