Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Palmer, James D  June 30 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
James D Palmer
07/12/1938 06/30/2004

J.D. (Jim) was the middle of three children born to Delbert and Rose Palmer. 
He was born in Thoreau, New Mexico and was raised most of his life in 
Tehachapi, California. In 1958, he joined the United States Air Force until 
his honorable discharge in 1961. He enjoyed playing on the Air Force 
basketball and softball teams. 

Jim and Sonja (Thompson) were married on September 1, 1961, and shared almost 
43 years together. They moved to Bakersfield in 1961, where Jim worked for 
H.J. Heinz Company and then with the National Biscuit Company (NABISCO). In 
1969, they moved to San Jose, California, where Jim was promoted. He retired 
as a regional manger having spent 30 plus years in the sales business.

Jim and Sonja had two daughters, while in Bakersfield who produced seven 
grandchildren. Jim and Sonja enjoyed many things as a couple, going to church, 
dancing, coaching softball, bowling, camping and spending time with their 
girls and grandchildren.

Jim enjoyed cooking, watching basketball on television, and loved to play 
golf. Jim and Sonja moved to Pine Mountain lake in Groveland in 2001, so he 
could spend his retirement years on the golf course. He also loved to tinker 
in his work shop where he could create and build many projects.

Jim loved his grandchildren. He would spend hours on the floor at their level, 
playing with them, and they loved his stories. He would tell them bedtime 
stories that fascinated them.

The loves of Jims life were his bride, Sonja; daughters, Vicki and Joan; 
grandchildren, Eric, Kyle, Rose, Taylor, Mikaela, Mackenzie and Travis; 
sister, Helen; brother, Ben; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, 
friends, and most of all his Lord, Jesus Christ.

We will miss him dearly and cherish all of our memories. 


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