James Wesley "Jim" Fish Sr.

Jim Fish entered eternal life at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 12 in Inglewood, CA. Jim was 64 years old. He was born January 14, 1946 In Los Angeles and made California his lifetime home. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Heba and Verna Fish and his brother, Steve. He is survived by his wife, Rani L. Fish (Wood); and his children, James Wesley Fish, Jr. (wife, Amy), Vickie Lynn Pierson (husband, Rick) and Kevin Michael Fish; along with Jim's grandchildren, Zachery Scott Fish, Michael Addison Fish, Dalton "DJ" James Pierson, Alexis Gabrielle Fish, Cody Wesley Pierson, Keegan Alan Fish and Baby Fish (whose birth is anticipated later this year). Jim is also survived by his nieces, nephews, in-laws, friends, and business associates. Jim and Rani were married in 1974 after a two-month whirlwind romance that began as a customer visit at Xerox where Rani worked. Jim lovingly referred to Rani as the crown jewel of his life. Jim and Rani enjoyed playing with Jack, their treasured Lhasa Apso dog, relaxing on their boat at their Lake Arrowhead home, and traveling domestically and internationally. Some of Jim's favorite destinations included Venice, London, Forte di Marme, Paris and St. Sebastian. Jim also enjoyed woodworking, riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycles, capturing the perfect shot with his camera and creating extraordinary ink sketches. Jim graduated from Inglewood High School in 1963 and furthered his education studying accounting at both West Los Angeles City College and UCLA. Jim was the vice president of corporate operations for the Marvin Group in Inglewood for the past ten years but had been with the company in increasing roles of responsibility since 1969. Jim was also a partner at Marvin Engineering. His vast and intimate knowledge of manufacturing coupled with his accounting education, quality experience and unwavering drive resulted in a highly successful career. When asked about his work philosophy Jim once shared, "My philosophy is simple and straightforward. Recognize the problem, work towards resolution - which earns the trust of your clients, and provides viable solutions toward the common goal - success." Jim worked hard for all he had and never took his success for granted. He was revered, respected and the people around him loved and appreciated him for his character and integrity. Earlier in life Jim also worked for Consolidated Controls Company, Fairchild Hiller Company and Boys Market. Additionally, Jim and Rani founded J & R Industries, a consulting firm providing comprehensive expert service in various areas of business. Jim was a loving and devoted son, as well as an amazing husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend, and businessman. His devotion to his family and pride in their accomplishments and lives was unwavering. Jim believed in living life to the fullest and will be remembered as a fun-loving, generous, kind and fair man. A viewing is planned for Sunday, July 25 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes. Jim's funeral will occur Monday, July 26 at 1:00 p.m. followed by a reception at the Fish family home in Manhattan Beach. In lieu of flowers, the family requests charitable donations in Jim's memory to the American Diabetes Association. Please sign the guestbook at www.dailybreeze.com/obits.