James L. Knudsen

CHELSEA - James "Jim" Larry Knudsen was welcomed into heaven at the age of 52 Friday, April 1, 2011, in Conroe, Texas.
He was a loving and beloved husband , father, brother, uncle, son, son-in-law and friend. He was born Dec. 3, 1958, in Barre. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, April L. Knudsen; daughters, Jessica Knudsen of McKinney, Texas; and Ashley Knudsen of Conroe, Texas; future son-in-law Blake Hickman of McKinney, Texas; his stepfather Frank Keene of Chelsea; brother and sister-in-law Steve and Millie Knudsen of Chelsea; sister Rita Chambers of Chelsea; sister and brother-in-law Kathy and Randy Tullar of Chelsea; mother- and father-in law Jerry and Joyce Smith of Conroe, Texas; sister- and brother-in-law Wendy and Troy Neumann of Montgomery, Texas; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, fellow Texas Department of Criminal Justice officers and friends; as well as his beloved dog and walking buddy Pearl.

He was preceded in death by his mother Grace Titus and his father Richard Knudsen of Chelsea. Pallbearers were Blake Hickman, Steve Knudsen, Evan Tullar, Randy Tullar, Troy Neumann, Drew Neumann and Larry Owen. Honorary Pallbearers were Frank Keene, Jerry Smith, Casey Knudsen, Cary Smith and his fellow TDCJ officers. Colors were presented by the TDCJ Honor Guard.

Jim was a 16-year veteran of TDCJ where he worked as a correctional officer. He served his country by working for KBR/Halliburton for five years in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was excited about the upcoming wedding in May of his daughter Jessica. He was an integral part of his family who loved him very much and who are still in a state of shock over his sudden and unexpected death. He was well respected and loved by everyone he knew and met and will be greatly missed by all!

Please join us in remembering Jim by visiting our Memorial at www.metcalffuneraldirectors.com. Through this site, we invite you to share your thoughts and fond memories and pictures with our family by leaving both written and spoken guest book messages. To leave an audio guest book message, dial 1-800-553-0107, unique code: 27126360.