James Roy Pressley

Hey, I just stumbled upon this accidentally, but I would just like to say that James seems like he was a wonderful man and a great person. He seemed to have lived a very interesting and exciting life.

Miss you Brother!

Jim lived two doors down from our mother, Mary Jane Baca. He was a wonderful neighbor who always had a smile on his face and a story to tell! We were saddened to hear of his death. Joseph, Jocelyn, and Michelle Baca

Jim and I spent 9 years hunting elk in the White River National Forest, a remote area in the Colorado mountains, no motorized vehicles etc. allowed so you had to take horses back in. On one of these trips he decided that his gun needed siting in, he had missed an elk earlier that day. Placing a target on a tree he touched off a round. Our rented horses didn't take well to being in a corral so we had cut six foot lengths of Aspen logs, and tied their halter ropes to them. Well his shot...

Never forgotten -- Jim would not want a flowery remembrance! Truthful to a fault sometimes, our dear friend was always there for us in the old neighborhood. He made us laugh, grilled the best venison (with Carol's marinating procedures), loved children, and was the life of the party. His stories continue in memory and in his book which was a lifetime accomplishment. Always thankful for knowing Jim. and sending much love to Carol, Rebecca, Matt and family. Karen