I found out recently Jimmy had died. We have been out of touch for unknown reasons, as old friends can be, for more years than I like to think of.

Jimmy was born in New York. His parents were hard-working middle class people of the ’50s and ’60s. They moved to New Jersey and stayed. His father, James Sr., made a living working for Sears Roebuck, selling appliances for 30 years. His mother worked local jobs to help afford the extra things they wanted and a vacation every so often.