James Bruce Fleming, 70, passed away in Buffalo, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, after a several-month battle with and due to pneumonia and other complications of the COVID virus.
Jim, or Jamie, as he was known in his youth, was the eldest son of Bruce Austin Fleming and Patricia Ann (Cross) Fleming, born in Lincoln. Jim's nuclear family included two younger brothers, Rob and Chris. Jim spent his youth in Grand Island, graduating from Grand Island Senior High in 1969. Jim played football and ran track for the Islanders, and upon graduation he attended Doane College in Crete on a track scholarship. He later worked as a police officer in York, North Platte and Lincoln, and as an investigator for the Nebraska State Crime Commission. He attended the University of Nebraska Law School, graduating with honors in 1983. He practiced law in Lincoln before moving to Monticello, Minn.
In 2001, he married Lynne Dahl Fleming, who survives at their home in Monticello. Jim was a well-known criminal defense attorney in western Minnesota, having successfully defended many clients, including the Bison King case in nearby Buffalo, Minn. In addition to practicing law, Jim enjoyed the martial arts, motorcycles, and was an avid hunter and fisherman, whether it was trout, bass, Northern or muskie – although he was known for having pounded catfish with particular vigor. He loved his time in the outdoors, and his Labradors.
Jim made many friends in his practice, teaching Constitutional Law at various colleges in the Lincoln and Omaha areas, and through his work with the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. He was the author of "Aftermath – Lessons in Self-Defense," and "The Second Amendment and the American Gun: Evolution and Development of a Right Under Siege," and regularly taught self-defense and concealed carry courses for law enforcement and private citizens.
In addition to two brothers, Jim is also survived by his three children, along with two grandchildren, Austin Matthias and Sidney Matthias; as well as numerous nieces and grandnieces and grandnephews.
Jim, or Jamie, as he was known in his youth, was the eldest son of Bruce Austin Fleming and Patricia Ann (Cross) Fleming, born in Lincoln. Jim's nuclear family included two younger brothers, Rob and Chris. Jim spent his youth in Grand Island, graduating from Grand Island Senior High in 1969. Jim played football and ran track for the Islanders, and upon graduation he attended Doane College in Crete on a track scholarship. He later worked as a police officer in York, North Platte and Lincoln, and as an investigator for the Nebraska State Crime Commission. He attended the University of Nebraska Law School, graduating with honors in 1983. He practiced law in Lincoln before moving to Monticello, Minn.
In 2001, he married Lynne Dahl Fleming, who survives at their home in Monticello. Jim was a well-known criminal defense attorney in western Minnesota, having successfully defended many clients, including the Bison King case in nearby Buffalo, Minn. In addition to practicing law, Jim enjoyed the martial arts, motorcycles, and was an avid hunter and fisherman, whether it was trout, bass, Northern or muskie – although he was known for having pounded catfish with particular vigor. He loved his time in the outdoors, and his Labradors.
Jim made many friends in his practice, teaching Constitutional Law at various colleges in the Lincoln and Omaha areas, and through his work with the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. He was the author of "Aftermath – Lessons in Self-Defense," and "The Second Amendment and the American Gun: Evolution and Development of a Right Under Siege," and regularly taught self-defense and concealed carry courses for law enforcement and private citizens.
In addition to two brothers, Jim is also survived by his three children, along with two grandchildren, Austin Matthias and Sidney Matthias; as well as numerous nieces and grandnieces and grandnephews.
James Bruce Fleming, 70, passed away in Buffalo, Minn., on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, after a several-month battle with and due to pneumonia and other complications of the COVID virus.
Jim, or Jamie, as he was known in his youth, was the eldest son of Bruce Austin Fleming and Patricia Ann (Cross) Fleming, born in Lincoln. Jim's nuclear family included two younger brothers, Rob and Chris. Jim spent his youth in Grand Island, graduating from Grand Island Senior High in 1969. Jim played football and ran track for the Islanders, and upon graduation he attended Doane College in Crete on a track scholarship. He later worked as a police officer in York, North Platte and Lincoln, and as an investigator for the Nebraska State Crime Commission. He attended the University of Nebraska Law School, graduating with honors in 1983. He practiced law in Lincoln before moving to Monticello, Minn.
In 2001, he married Lynne Dahl Fleming, who survives at their home in Monticello. Jim was a well-known criminal defense attorney in western Minnesota, having successfully defended many clients, including the Bison King case in nearby Buffalo, Minn. In addition to practicing law, Jim enjoyed the martial arts, motorcycles, and was an avid hunter and fisherman, whether it was trout, bass, Northern or muskie – although he was known for having pounded catfish with particular vigor. He loved his time in the outdoors, and his Labradors.
Jim made many friends in his practice, teaching Constitutional Law at various colleges in the Lincoln and Omaha areas, and through his work with the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. He was the author of "Aftermath – Lessons in Self-Defense," and "The Second Amendment and the American Gun: Evolution and Development of a Right Under Siege," and regularly taught self-defense and concealed carry courses for law enforcement and private citizens.
In addition to two brothers, Jim is also survived by his three children, along with two grandchildren, Austin Matthias and Sidney Matthias; as well as numerous nieces and grandnieces and grandnephews.
Jim, or Jamie, as he was known in his youth, was the eldest son of Bruce Austin Fleming and Patricia Ann (Cross) Fleming, born in Lincoln. Jim's nuclear family included two younger brothers, Rob and Chris. Jim spent his youth in Grand Island, graduating from Grand Island Senior High in 1969. Jim played football and ran track for the Islanders, and upon graduation he attended Doane College in Crete on a track scholarship. He later worked as a police officer in York, North Platte and Lincoln, and as an investigator for the Nebraska State Crime Commission. He attended the University of Nebraska Law School, graduating with honors in 1983. He practiced law in Lincoln before moving to Monticello, Minn.
In 2001, he married Lynne Dahl Fleming, who survives at their home in Monticello. Jim was a well-known criminal defense attorney in western Minnesota, having successfully defended many clients, including the Bison King case in nearby Buffalo, Minn. In addition to practicing law, Jim enjoyed the martial arts, motorcycles, and was an avid hunter and fisherman, whether it was trout, bass, Northern or muskie – although he was known for having pounded catfish with particular vigor. He loved his time in the outdoors, and his Labradors.
Jim made many friends in his practice, teaching Constitutional Law at various colleges in the Lincoln and Omaha areas, and through his work with the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. He was the author of "Aftermath – Lessons in Self-Defense," and "The Second Amendment and the American Gun: Evolution and Development of a Right Under Siege," and regularly taught self-defense and concealed carry courses for law enforcement and private citizens.
In addition to two brothers, Jim is also survived by his three children, along with two grandchildren, Austin Matthias and Sidney Matthias; as well as numerous nieces and grandnieces and grandnephews.
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