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(Oct. 4, 1929 – Sept. 17, 2015)
James Myron “Jim” Daley died Sept. 17, 2015, at the age of 85. Jim was born in Powell to Marianna Mathews and James Daley on Oct. 4, 1929.
He graduated from Powell High School. Jim volunteered in the Army during the Korean War (1951-1954).
He married Jane M. Fox in 1954.
He graduated with a degree in statistics and taught at the University of Wyoming. With Ed Bryant and Don King, Jim established Westat Research Inc., a 50-plus-year company with more than 2,000 employees now.
He took two-year hiatus in 1965 to move his young family to Lagos, Nigeria, as a consultant for Research Triangle Institute (RTI).
Jim left Westat to start “Anything Groes” franchise, then finished his work career at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1999. Jim and Jane left the east coast (Virginia) in 2003 and moved west to Tucson, Arizona.
Jim and Jane left behind four children, Tim (Kim), Rob (Lynn), Deb, Scott; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
After Jane died in 2011, Jim married Frankie Oliver of Tucson and gained another amazing extended family of kids (Lin and Debbie, Dan and Jeanne, Jeanne and Glen, Kelly and Steve), 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Jim was best known for his voracious appetite for knowledge, his enjoyment of any type of card game (crib and casino were his favorites) and his love of family and friends.
He was an amateur horticulturist, photographer, wood worker, toastmaster veteran, lifelong gardener/composter, ping pong/pickle ball/tennis player, bocce court builder, cook and a sourdough aficionado (pancakes and bread). In addition, he volunteered as a tutor, Adopt a Highway, Meals on Wheels and Serve. Jim’s interests were many and varied.
No memorial service will be held, but multiple celebrations of life events will be conducted in the locales where Jim had family and friends: Tucson, Powell and Manassas, Virginia. The events are a way for friends and family to raise one more toast to Jim Daley, also known as Dad and Poppi.
