James David Brotherton was born on May 24, 1937 in Creston, Iowa to Edna Louise and Leonard Eugene Brotherton. He passed away peacefully at home on Oct 27, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers Richard and John. He is survived by his wife Michele, his son Rob, wife Shari and granddaughter Paige, son Jimmy, wife Priscilla and grandson Soren, daughter Amy, husband Dion DeMeyer and grandchildren Lily and Casey, son John, his sister Kathryn Kennedy, her husband Louie, brother and sister-in-laws Colleen Brotherton, Sherry Arendt, Fred & Denise Letcher, Kevin Steensen, mother-in-law Nora Steensen and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Jim attended Creston High School and graduated from Northwest Missouri State College in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree. After college Jim served in the Army before starting his career as an underwriter with several life insurance companies.
The most important things in his life though were his family and friends. When Jim was not relaxing at his favorite fishing hole, you could either find him reading a great book, walking around Grapevine Lake, working in his yard or sitting outside enjoying a drink or two with his friends and neighbors.
Celebration of Jim’s Life will be held November 7th at 10 a.m. at Foust Funeral Home, 523 S. Main Street, Grapevine, Texas 76051.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either the Jim Brotherton Park Bench Memorial, in care of Wells Fargo, 1400 So. Main Street, Grapevine Texas 76051 or the Grapevine Public Library, 1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine, Texas 76051.