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JAMES SILVA Obituary

James William Silva James Silva was born Jan. 5, 1919 in Santa Paula, CA, and died Sat, Jan. 22, 2011 in Lakewood, WA, surrounded by four generations of his loving family, and his wife, Helen of 65 years. James served his country in WWII and retired in 1986 after 46 years of government service, as he often proudly said, "serving the American Fighting Men." Many thanks to the great people of Tacoma Franciscan Hospice who helped us through the difficult last days.

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Published by News Tribune (Tacoma) on Feb. 9, 2011.

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Patty & Tom Wigington

February 10, 2011

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

February 10, 2011

We are so sorry to hear of your loss. All of you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Patty and Tom Wigington

Sue LaFraugh

February 9, 2011

I was sorry to read of Jim's death. It brought back lots of memories of good times. Bob and I are leaving today for 23 days so will not be at a memorial if you have it before March 5.

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