James C. Astin

I remember when Jim Bella and his mom came to Darmstadt my daughter was young at the time and the next time I saw them all in Salt Lake City Utah it was when Katie passed Utah is wonderful but not under those circumstances that´s a great picture of Jim! His smile is his wonderful as his personality and that´s how I will always remember him and his family! Wonderful people wonderful smile they always made me want to go to Utah the people have said you can see the Rockies where you are in...

Jim was an amazing co worker! He was kind and positive which got me through hard days. I never forget his YMCA performance at the Rose Park elementary

A calm, gentle, decent man. You sure left your mark in this world Jim. Rest in peace friend

Jim instilled a love of learning into so many of his students, my child being one if them. He was generous with praise and kind when encouragement was needed. Condolences to his family.

We are so very sorry for your loss. Jim was a great guy. He was kind, thoughtful and generous. He had a knack for making people around him feel comfortable and at ease. His warmth and sense of humor was rare and will long be missed.

He was an amazing teacher to our children at Rose Park Elementary. Even a better friend to our children and our family. We have all lost an amazing man. We will miss you Jim! our thoughts and prayers for you Bella. You were an amazing couple.

What a beautiful tribute to a legendary man. I´ve been very blessed to get to know Jim and Bella over the years. Jim´s presence will be greatly missed. He always had a wave and a smile and made time to say hello and visit. More than just Neighbor, Jim was a friend and a wonderful example of how to live a life with authenticity, humility, service and friendship.

It was very uplifting for me to read of the many instances of selflessness and giving that Jim personified! He never spoke much to me about his volunteer work instead he let his actions speak for him! Jim was always a great guy to be around and I visited him and Bella every ski season for the past decade or two. He was a very good skier and I often struggled to keep up with him! He was an avid basketball fan and I´ll miss going to the Utah high school playoffs and championship games with him....