James Edward Doyle

1924 - 2019

James Edward Doyle



James Edward Doyle, 94 of Henderson, Nevada passed away on May 19, 2019. Jim was born and raised in Pierre, South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 65 years Georgia Anne (Abeel) Doyle, son Mark Steven, sisters Catherine Mullen and Patty Nelson, and brother Jerry Doyle. Our families hearts are heavy, but we are blessed knowing he has been reunited with the rest of his family in heaven. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to so many. He is survived by his children Terry Crispell (Edward) of Henderson, Nevada, Tom Doyle (JoAnn) of Frisco, Texas and Mary Beth Bell (Matthew) of Santa Clara, California. Jim enlisted in the military, serving in World War II in a B-17 as a gunner and radio man. He was a part of the Allied Forces Invasion of Normandy in Northern France on June 6, 1944. After DDay, Jim flew almost 40 combat missions in the B-17 bomber dubbed "The Flying Fortress". After the war, Jim attended the University of South Dakota for his undergraduate degree and subsequently earned his law degree from St John's University. Jim was a terrific athlete playing both baseball and hockey in college. He was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers as a second baseman. Jim instead chose to serve his country again and accepted an offer from the FBI to become a special agent and Organized Crime Specialist after finishing specialized training in Quantico, Virginia. By 1949, he was in the field doing what he loved, cracking cases wide open and catching hardened criminals in Hammond and Griffith Indiana, Carbondale and Springfield, Illinois, Las Vegas Nevada and finally retiring 30 years later in 1979 in Albuquerque, NM. After retiring from the FBI, Jim started his own investigation company, JEDI (James Edward Doyle Investigation), doing security (including working with the NFL) as well as background checks for the FBI as a retired agent. After almost 40 wonderful years of living in Albuquerque, NM, he retired in 2008, moving with his wife Georgia to Henderson, NV to be closer to family and live on a golf course. Jim's FBI stories with the likes of Frank Sinatra, JFK, William Randolph Hearst, and Marilyn Monroe, to name a few, could be made into movies! Bad guys feared "Jim Doyle, FBI" but to his wife and family, he was loving, kind, caring, compassionate, warmhearted, down to earth and the best story teller ever. He was universally loved, respected, and a father figure to many. When Jim was your friend, it was for life. Jim also had a deep faith in Christ. A visitation in memory of Jim will be held at: David Funeral Home 6200 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119 Monday, June 3, 4-7 pm. A Memorial Service will be held at the same location Tuesday, June 4, 10-11 a.m. followed by a private burial at 12 p.m. with full honors at: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery 1900 Veterans Memorial Dr, Boulder City, NV 89005.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Kidney Foundation in memory of Mark Steven Doyle.