James Paul Laible
December 6, 1939 - May 27, 2014
Col. (ret.) James Paul "Jim" Laible, 74, of Denton, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 27th 2014, surrounded by family.
Jim was born in Syracuse, New York, the son of the late Paul James Laible and Caroline Barbara Laible.
He was married to his high school sweetheart and soul mate, Margot, for 51 years.
Jim graduated from Chittenango High School in 1958. He was a 1962 distinguished military ROTC graduate of St. Lawrence University and a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was commissioned as a Regular Army Officer and served for 26 years in the Medical Service Corp., including a tour in Vietnam. Some of his key assignments included senior administrative positions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, The Office of the Surgeon General of the Army at the Pentagon, and at Health Services Command in San Antonio, Texas. While on active duty, he earned his Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University and achieved the rank of full Colonel. Following his retirement from the Army in 1988, Jim held several senior hospital administrative positions including serving as the Vice President of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas for thirteen years. Jim was an avid sports fan and enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and five grandchildren who lovingly called him "Papa". Jim touched the lives of everyone who knew him and he will always be remembered for his generous heart. Jim was a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather and a devoted soldier and friend.
A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denton, Texas. Jim will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia with full military honors at a later date.
(Published by Mulkey Mason Family of Funeral Homes, June 11, 2014)
December 6, 1939 - May 27, 2014
Col. (ret.) James Paul "Jim" Laible, 74, of Denton, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 27th 2014, surrounded by family.
Jim was born in Syracuse, New York, the son of the late Paul James Laible and Caroline Barbara Laible.
He was married to his high school sweetheart and soul mate, Margot, for 51 years.
Jim graduated from Chittenango High School in 1958. He was a 1962 distinguished military ROTC graduate of St. Lawrence University and a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was commissioned as a Regular Army Officer and served for 26 years in the Medical Service Corp., including a tour in Vietnam. Some of his key assignments included senior administrative positions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, The Office of the Surgeon General of the Army at the Pentagon, and at Health Services Command in San Antonio, Texas. While on active duty, he earned his Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University and achieved the rank of full Colonel. Following his retirement from the Army in 1988, Jim held several senior hospital administrative positions including serving as the Vice President of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas for thirteen years. Jim was an avid sports fan and enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and five grandchildren who lovingly called him "Papa". Jim touched the lives of everyone who knew him and he will always be remembered for his generous heart. Jim was a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather and a devoted soldier and friend.
A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denton, Texas. Jim will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia with full military honors at a later date.
(Published by Mulkey Mason Family of Funeral Homes, June 11, 2014)
James Paul Laible
December 6, 1939 - May 27, 2014
Col. (ret.) James Paul "Jim" Laible, 74, of Denton, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 27th 2014, surrounded by family.
Jim was born in Syracuse, New York, the son of the late Paul James Laible and Caroline Barbara Laible.
He was married to his high school sweetheart and soul mate, Margot, for 51 years.
Jim graduated from Chittenango High School in 1958. He was a 1962 distinguished military ROTC graduate of St. Lawrence University and a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was commissioned as a Regular Army Officer and served for 26 years in the Medical Service Corp., including a tour in Vietnam. Some of his key assignments included senior administrative positions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, The Office of the Surgeon General of the Army at the Pentagon, and at Health Services Command in San Antonio, Texas. While on active duty, he earned his Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University and achieved the rank of full Colonel. Following his retirement from the Army in 1988, Jim held several senior hospital administrative positions including serving as the Vice President of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas for thirteen years. Jim was an avid sports fan and enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and five grandchildren who lovingly called him "Papa". Jim touched the lives of everyone who knew him and he will always be remembered for his generous heart. Jim was a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather and a devoted soldier and friend.
A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denton, Texas. Jim will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia with full military honors at a later date.
(Published by Mulkey Mason Family of Funeral Homes, June 11, 2014)
December 6, 1939 - May 27, 2014
Col. (ret.) James Paul "Jim" Laible, 74, of Denton, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 27th 2014, surrounded by family.
Jim was born in Syracuse, New York, the son of the late Paul James Laible and Caroline Barbara Laible.
He was married to his high school sweetheart and soul mate, Margot, for 51 years.
Jim graduated from Chittenango High School in 1958. He was a 1962 distinguished military ROTC graduate of St. Lawrence University and a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was commissioned as a Regular Army Officer and served for 26 years in the Medical Service Corp., including a tour in Vietnam. Some of his key assignments included senior administrative positions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, The Office of the Surgeon General of the Army at the Pentagon, and at Health Services Command in San Antonio, Texas. While on active duty, he earned his Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Baylor University and achieved the rank of full Colonel. Following his retirement from the Army in 1988, Jim held several senior hospital administrative positions including serving as the Vice President of the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas for thirteen years. Jim was an avid sports fan and enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and five grandchildren who lovingly called him "Papa". Jim touched the lives of everyone who knew him and he will always be remembered for his generous heart. Jim was a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather and a devoted soldier and friend.
A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 23rd at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denton, Texas. Jim will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia with full military honors at a later date.
(Published by Mulkey Mason Family of Funeral Homes, June 11, 2014)
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