Chico Enterprise-Record of Monday, 30 November 1953, included on pg. 8 the recurring column, Take It From Me, by Vida Shepard, which read:
The passing of most men is noted only by their immediate circles, but J. T. Alm's death leaves all who have known his hearty handshake with a feeling of personal loss.
Having come to the United States from Norway, the teen-age boy took a job as section-hand on the railroad but quickly moved up from one good position to another. He never failed to express his gratitude for the multitude of opportunities which his own experience told him this county afforded.
Once at a party a local man asked Jens Alm: "How come you boys from the 'Old Country' come here, start from the bottom and make such a quick success?" The reply in effect was that American boys, cushioned from birth by their parents take their home and college for granted; but he, having left home and family behind, had to be especially alert to opportunity and to work extra hard in a land where the language and customs were strange.
He expressed his gratitude to this country by taking on numerous civic responsibilities. As fund raising chairman for the Red Cross during the peak war years, he extracted large sums from those he knew could afford to give generously and his approach was characteristic, "Giving dollars is a find opportunity for you. You are privileged to give this much."
With tremendous gusto for life he enjoyed people thoroughly and was quick to show appreciation. Ofttimes, soon after the paper was off the press, he would phone to say he liked what we had written about someone.
We hope he would have liked what we say about him: He was a special person—"a great guy.'
The passing of most men is noted only by their immediate circles, but J. T. Alm's death leaves all who have known his hearty handshake with a feeling of personal loss.
Having come to the United States from Norway, the teen-age boy took a job as section-hand on the railroad but quickly moved up from one good position to another. He never failed to express his gratitude for the multitude of opportunities which his own experience told him this county afforded.
Once at a party a local man asked Jens Alm: "How come you boys from the 'Old Country' come here, start from the bottom and make such a quick success?" The reply in effect was that American boys, cushioned from birth by their parents take their home and college for granted; but he, having left home and family behind, had to be especially alert to opportunity and to work extra hard in a land where the language and customs were strange.
He expressed his gratitude to this country by taking on numerous civic responsibilities. As fund raising chairman for the Red Cross during the peak war years, he extracted large sums from those he knew could afford to give generously and his approach was characteristic, "Giving dollars is a find opportunity for you. You are privileged to give this much."
With tremendous gusto for life he enjoyed people thoroughly and was quick to show appreciation. Ofttimes, soon after the paper was off the press, he would phone to say he liked what we had written about someone.
We hope he would have liked what we say about him: He was a special person—"a great guy.'
Chico Enterprise-Record of Monday, 30 November 1953, included on pg. 8 the recurring column, Take It From Me, by Vida Shepard, which read:
The passing of most men is noted only by their immediate circles, but J. T. Alm's death leaves all who have known his hearty handshake with a feeling of personal loss.
Having come to the United States from Norway, the teen-age boy took a job as section-hand on the railroad but quickly moved up from one good position to another. He never failed to express his gratitude for the multitude of opportunities which his own experience told him this county afforded.
Once at a party a local man asked Jens Alm: "How come you boys from the 'Old Country' come here, start from the bottom and make such a quick success?" The reply in effect was that American boys, cushioned from birth by their parents take their home and college for granted; but he, having left home and family behind, had to be especially alert to opportunity and to work extra hard in a land where the language and customs were strange.
He expressed his gratitude to this country by taking on numerous civic responsibilities. As fund raising chairman for the Red Cross during the peak war years, he extracted large sums from those he knew could afford to give generously and his approach was characteristic, "Giving dollars is a find opportunity for you. You are privileged to give this much."
With tremendous gusto for life he enjoyed people thoroughly and was quick to show appreciation. Ofttimes, soon after the paper was off the press, he would phone to say he liked what we had written about someone.
We hope he would have liked what we say about him: He was a special person—"a great guy.'
The passing of most men is noted only by their immediate circles, but J. T. Alm's death leaves all who have known his hearty handshake with a feeling of personal loss.
Having come to the United States from Norway, the teen-age boy took a job as section-hand on the railroad but quickly moved up from one good position to another. He never failed to express his gratitude for the multitude of opportunities which his own experience told him this county afforded.
Once at a party a local man asked Jens Alm: "How come you boys from the 'Old Country' come here, start from the bottom and make such a quick success?" The reply in effect was that American boys, cushioned from birth by their parents take their home and college for granted; but he, having left home and family behind, had to be especially alert to opportunity and to work extra hard in a land where the language and customs were strange.
He expressed his gratitude to this country by taking on numerous civic responsibilities. As fund raising chairman for the Red Cross during the peak war years, he extracted large sums from those he knew could afford to give generously and his approach was characteristic, "Giving dollars is a find opportunity for you. You are privileged to give this much."
With tremendous gusto for life he enjoyed people thoroughly and was quick to show appreciation. Ofttimes, soon after the paper was off the press, he would phone to say he liked what we had written about someone.
We hope he would have liked what we say about him: He was a special person—"a great guy.'
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