Jim was born 22 Oct 1936 in New York, NY. His family moved to Trona, CA in 1950 and Jim graduated from Trona High School in 1956. He served in the US Army from 1958 to 1961 and settled in Ridgecrest, CA in 1965. He worked as a machinist model maker for the Naval Air Warfare Station at China Lake, CA until his retirement in 2005.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Dillon of Ridgecrest, CA; sister Marie Cobb of Waco, TX; son James Dillon III and wife Michelle of Bakersfield, CA; daughter Catherine Lehman and husband Jeff of Trona, CA; stepson Robert Sonnenberg and wife, Alessa of Ridgecrest, CA; stepson Brian Sonnenberg and wife Brandi of Ridgecrest, CA; stepdaughter Brenda Young and husband Bart of Ridgecrest, CA; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Published in The Daily Independent, Ridgecrest, CA 28 Nov 2007.
Jim was born 22 Oct 1936 in New York, NY. His family moved to Trona, CA in 1950 and Jim graduated from Trona High School in 1956. He served in the US Army from 1958 to 1961 and settled in Ridgecrest, CA in 1965. He worked as a machinist model maker for the Naval Air Warfare Station at China Lake, CA until his retirement in 2005.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Dillon of Ridgecrest, CA; sister Marie Cobb of Waco, TX; son James Dillon III and wife Michelle of Bakersfield, CA; daughter Catherine Lehman and husband Jeff of Trona, CA; stepson Robert Sonnenberg and wife, Alessa of Ridgecrest, CA; stepson Brian Sonnenberg and wife Brandi of Ridgecrest, CA; stepdaughter Brenda Young and husband Bart of Ridgecrest, CA; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Published in The Daily Independent, Ridgecrest, CA 28 Nov 2007.
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