Saturday, August 27, 2016
Please accept my condolences, Mrs. Parkinson, family and friends. I worked with Jim at NAVSHIPSO, sitting behind him and once traveled with Jim. One night in Alexandria, VA we went into a French restaurant for dinner. We realized we will shortly be in financial difficulty when the waiter told us there were no menus. Situation escalated when another waiter placed the pristine, embroidered cotton napkins on our laps. Next up to bat was the wine steward. Jim was looking at me with a big smile on knowing we were now stuck. I forget how much the dinner cost, but it is etched in my mind mainly due to Jim's smile.
I will never forget Jim.
