Lee County FlArchives Obituaries.....Hershberger, James W. November 23, 2011
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The News Press  Nov. 26, 2011
 James Wayne Hershberger, 80 years old of Bonita Springs, FL died on 
Wednesday, November 23, 2011. He was born in Wichita, Kansas on September 2, 
1931 to Arthur and Nadyne Hershberger. He graduated from Kansas University in 
1953, served in the Air Force and returned to Wichita, Kansas where he began 
his career as an independent oil producer.
 He set many national track records and Kansas University named its track in 
his honor in 1986. Jim was chosen to appear on the Wheaties cereal box. He was 
awarded the AAU All American status at the age of 43 years.
 He founded Second Chance, a private charity granting low-interest loans to 
people who had encountered castastrophic circumstances in their lives. ; 
served two terms as President of the Sedgwick County Mental 
Retardation/Disability Governing Board and co-founded the Wichita Chapter of 
Goodwill Industries, serving two terms as President and four terms on the 
board.
 For thirteen years, he founded and sponsored the annual Jim Hershberger 
Thanksgiving Dinner in Wichita, Kansas which fed from 1500 to 2400 each year; 
he was named Kansas Man of the Year; was the recipient of the American Cancer 
Society's Excalibur Award as well as the Sigma Chi "Significant Sig" award.
 Jim leaves behind his beloved wife, his many children and their families, 
several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. James was preceded in death by 
his parents, and two sons, James Hershberger, Jr. and Michael Hershberger.
 A Memorial Service celebrating Jim's life will be held Tuesday, November 29, 
2011 at 1:00 PM at Joanne's House at Hope Hospice, Bonita Springs, FL. 
Arrangements are being handled by Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home.

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