James “Jim” Board Giles passed distant connected January 11, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones aft a little unwellness astatine the property of 71. Jim volition beryllium remembered arsenic a caring and loving antheral of God who was afloat of grace. He was a existent embodiment of agape love. Jim was a devoted husband, father, uncle, brother, cousin, and gramps named “Doc.”
Jim was calved connected December 12, 1951, successful West Point, New York, to James B. Giles Jr. and Mary Gene Catlett Giles. He was raised successful Houston, Texas, and attended Lamar High School, wherever helium graduated skipper of the hoops team, cheerleader, and was awarded “Gentleman of Lamar.” Although Jim had an astonishing scope of gifts and aptitudes, his involvement successful the aesculapian tract and his calling to go a doc was sparked during his precocious schoolhouse years.
He graduated from the University of Texas astatine Austin successful 1974 and was a arrogant Texas Ex. He was a subordinate of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and served arsenic the section president and participated successful aggregate intermural sports, including the Phi Gamma Delta Intermural Football Championship team, volleyball, and basketball. After college, Jim attended Baylor College of Medicine from 1974 to 1978, past the University of Texas Medical School astatine San Antonio Orthopaedic surgery residency from 1978 to 1983. It was successful San Antonio wherever helium established galore of his aesculapian colleagues and lifelong friends.
Jim had the luck to conscionable Lisa Childers successful San Antonio and everlastingly affectionately called her L.O.M.L. (Love of My Life). After marrying Lisa, they had their archetypal escapade successful 1983 by moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, for six months for a aesculapian fellowship. Following their return, they moved to Bryan, Texas, to articulation Orthopaedic Associates. During their years successful Bryan, they welcomed their 3 daughters and were embraced by a assemblage of friends, which continues to beryllium their extended family. Jim retired to Marble Falls successful 2012 aft 28 years arsenic an orthopaedic surgeon. Retirement and water beingness provided much clip for him to research galore of his different varied interests.
Jim Giles was a faithful Christian, and passim his life, helium served arsenic a religion leader, teacher, and mentor. He was called to aesculapian ngo enactment with Faith successful Practice and, during his life, was recognized for his willingness to attraction for the little fortunate and marginalized communities passim Texas and overseas. Jim was a founding committee subordinate of Breakaway Ministries, subordinate of Walk to Emmaus, longtime protagonist of Samaritan’s Purse, Community Bible Study, served with the Kairos situation ministry, and Helping Center.
Jim had an unthinkable emotion of nature, athletics, and adventure. He was an avid boater, cyclist, SCUBA diver, hiker, camper, fisherman, kayaker, h2o skier, snowfall skier, pilates practicer, marathon runner, and triathlete. Jim and his household made lasting memories arsenic they traveled the satellite unneurotic and helium visited each 7 continents. In summation to his different pursuits, helium was an accomplished lensman and voracious reader.
Jim was fun-loving, a jokester arsenic good arsenic the world’s top encourager. He ever mailed a packet of “clippings” to household and friends filled with articles, jokes, photos, and letters. Jim was known for his emotion of taxable parties and his originative and elaborate costumes helium often made himself. Jim was a euphony enthusiast, which led to immoderate of his family’s astir treasured moments by taking turns playing their favourite songs successful the surviving country and dancing together. Jim volition beryllium everlastingly known arsenic a joyful person, humble, highly compassionate, a antheral of action, inspirational to many, and a faithful Christian with a servant’s heart.
Jim was preceded successful decease by his parents, James B. Giles Jr. and Mary Gene Catlett Giles, and nephew Brian Smith. He is survived by his woman of 39 years, Lisa Childers Giles, and his 3 daughters and their families, Jordan Giles and hubby Tommas Coldrick, Sarah Elizabeth Giles, and Blakeley Giles and hubby Tanner Wilbanks. Jim adored his grandsons, Bohan James Coldrick, and Callan Alexander Coldrick.
He leaves down his sisters, Susan Elizabeth Giles and Anne Giles Jarvis (Tim), and their children, Mary Catherine Jarvis and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Jarvis. Jim is survived by his cousins and their families: Jackson Hooper (Janelle) and their children Charles Hooper (Ashtyn), and Rebecca Erb (Austin), Mary Hooper Bell (Jerry) and their children Julia Ambrose (Ryan), John Bell (Amy), and Molly Johnson (Drew), and cousins Rogan B. Giles and Genie Lee Giles. Also surviving Jim are his stepmother, Everlyn McMillian Cummins Giles and her family: Jim Cummins (Ellen), Susan Cummins, and Bob Cummins (Melanie), his brother-in-law Tripps Childers (Becky) and their lad Daniel Childers, and sister-in-law Tawnya Childers. The household recognizes Jim’s galore extended household members and countless friends.
A solemnisation of beingness work is to beryllium held astatine 2 o’clock successful the day connected Sunday, the 22nd of January, astatine First United Methodist Church, 1101 Bluebonnet Drive, Marble Falls, Texas 78654. Immediately pursuing the service, determination volition beryllium a reception to greet the family.
In lieu of flowers, the household asks for donations to beryllium fixed successful the sanction of Jim Giles to Breakaway Ministries, Phoenix Center, Helping Center, oregon a foundation of your choice. Donations to Breakaway Ministries tin beryllium made astatine www.breakawayministries.org. Donations to Helping Center tin beryllium made online astatine www.helpingcenter.org. Donations to the Phoenix Center tin beryllium made online astatine www.phoenixtx.org oregon mailed to P.O. Box 732, Marble Falls, TX 78654.
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