Spouse of Iona Mary Cave Batman, married 17 Jun 1946 in Winchester, VA
Obituary:
We are sad to announce the death of James F. Batman, Jr., age 62, retired Superintendent of Statue of Liberty, who was killed in a farming accident on August 15, 1983.
Mr. Batman began his Park Service career as a temporary employee in Shenandoah National Park, VA, in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941-1945 then returned to Shenandoah where he worked as a laborer, fire control aid, truck driver and park ranger from 1946-1955. He was converted to full-time in 1955 as a GS-5 park ranger. In 1958 he transferred to Badlands National Park, SD, and later served at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, KY-VA-TN; Federal Hall National Memorial, PA; Fire Island National Seashore, NY as Chief Ranger; Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA; and retired from the Statue of Liberty in 1973. Jim was Superintendent there while Charlie DeLeo was employed as "The Keeper of the Flame", during President & Mrs. Nixon's visit in September 1972 to dedicate the American Museum of Immigration, and on December 27, 1971, when the Statue of Liberty was seized for 40 hours by 15 Vietnam War Veterans/Protestors in their 20s.
He is survived by his wife, Iona, and sons James of Texas and Hunter of Virginia, and a daughter, Sharon Higgenbotham of Texas.
Obituary:
We are sad to announce the death of James F. Batman, Jr., age 62, retired Superintendent of Statue of Liberty, who was killed in a farming accident on August 15, 1983.
Mr. Batman began his Park Service career as a temporary employee in Shenandoah National Park, VA, in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941-1945 then returned to Shenandoah where he worked as a laborer, fire control aid, truck driver and park ranger from 1946-1955. He was converted to full-time in 1955 as a GS-5 park ranger. In 1958 he transferred to Badlands National Park, SD, and later served at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, KY-VA-TN; Federal Hall National Memorial, PA; Fire Island National Seashore, NY as Chief Ranger; Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA; and retired from the Statue of Liberty in 1973. Jim was Superintendent there while Charlie DeLeo was employed as "The Keeper of the Flame", during President & Mrs. Nixon's visit in September 1972 to dedicate the American Museum of Immigration, and on December 27, 1971, when the Statue of Liberty was seized for 40 hours by 15 Vietnam War Veterans/Protestors in their 20s.
He is survived by his wife, Iona, and sons James of Texas and Hunter of Virginia, and a daughter, Sharon Higgenbotham of Texas.
Spouse of Iona Mary Cave Batman, married 17 Jun 1946 in Winchester, VA
Obituary:
We are sad to announce the death of James F. Batman, Jr., age 62, retired Superintendent of Statue of Liberty, who was killed in a farming accident on August 15, 1983.
Mr. Batman began his Park Service career as a temporary employee in Shenandoah National Park, VA, in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941-1945 then returned to Shenandoah where he worked as a laborer, fire control aid, truck driver and park ranger from 1946-1955. He was converted to full-time in 1955 as a GS-5 park ranger. In 1958 he transferred to Badlands National Park, SD, and later served at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, KY-VA-TN; Federal Hall National Memorial, PA; Fire Island National Seashore, NY as Chief Ranger; Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA; and retired from the Statue of Liberty in 1973. Jim was Superintendent there while Charlie DeLeo was employed as "The Keeper of the Flame", during President & Mrs. Nixon's visit in September 1972 to dedicate the American Museum of Immigration, and on December 27, 1971, when the Statue of Liberty was seized for 40 hours by 15 Vietnam War Veterans/Protestors in their 20s.
He is survived by his wife, Iona, and sons James of Texas and Hunter of Virginia, and a daughter, Sharon Higgenbotham of Texas.
Obituary:
We are sad to announce the death of James F. Batman, Jr., age 62, retired Superintendent of Statue of Liberty, who was killed in a farming accident on August 15, 1983.
Mr. Batman began his Park Service career as a temporary employee in Shenandoah National Park, VA, in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941-1945 then returned to Shenandoah where he worked as a laborer, fire control aid, truck driver and park ranger from 1946-1955. He was converted to full-time in 1955 as a GS-5 park ranger. In 1958 he transferred to Badlands National Park, SD, and later served at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, KY-VA-TN; Federal Hall National Memorial, PA; Fire Island National Seashore, NY as Chief Ranger; Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA; and retired from the Statue of Liberty in 1973. Jim was Superintendent there while Charlie DeLeo was employed as "The Keeper of the Flame", during President & Mrs. Nixon's visit in September 1972 to dedicate the American Museum of Immigration, and on December 27, 1971, when the Statue of Liberty was seized for 40 hours by 15 Vietnam War Veterans/Protestors in their 20s.
He is survived by his wife, Iona, and sons James of Texas and Hunter of Virginia, and a daughter, Sharon Higgenbotham of Texas.
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