James Franklin Dix

Jim was a great brother-in- law to have-always considerate/thoughtful. He somehow read a local paper listing me as as one of our high school team's players who did well for his size. Jim reminded me of this glowingly and semi-regularly for over 50 years when we would get together. He was a roll model to me of the type of Southern man I would be proud to be. I appreciated the respect he had when talking about my dad-"Mr. Palmer" -and followed his example to make sure Gwen's dad was the...

Rod and I were shocked and saddened to hear of Jim´s death. We first became friends when Lynn joined me in the Statistics program at NCSU and later at Burroughs Wellcome. One of the first memories Rod and I have of Lynn and Jim is leaving a State vs Carolina game. They were walking to their car which was miles away near Crabtree Valley. They jumped into the back of our truck for a ride to their car. Jim was an avid State fan and having to park miles away wasn´t going to keep him from that...

Jim entered our lives with his courtship and marriage to the first (never oldest) sibling Lynn. So many stories over the years from Jim have shaped our family lore and knowledge. He delighted in relating how our mother told him never to count on seconds when dining with a family of ten. He cheerfully accepted the criticism of the same matriarch who complained that there were so few photos of her granddaughters in the slide shows of family vacations. When I began a family of my own and we...

In the mid 1970s at NIEHS I was asked to begin putting together a small in-house computer facility. Jim was the first computer engineer I hired, and he took ownership of the project immediately. Jim´s technical knowledge and his forward-looking ideas and solid work ethic were critical to computerizing science at NIEHS. Jim was also very much a family man. After being told he was selected for the position he asked if he could delay reporting so he and Lynn could take a multi-week road trip...

No matter how many years a couple has together, no matter how many adventures we share, they are never enough. Lynn and family, it is so sad to hear of Jim's passing way too young. My thoughts and prayers for comfort during this difficult time.

My heart is broken. Sending special hugs from afar. Lynn belonged to a work-related women's group that would frequent lunch and even weekends at the beach. On occasion, Jim would tag along for lunch. His positive and informative contributions for solving the world's challenges were always welcomed and celebrated. He helped us think beyond the obvious. He also had a cheerful disposition that could bring sunshine on the cloudiest of days.

I am very sorry for your loss. Lynn has been a good friend since we both worked at Burroughs Wellcome. She always spoke very highly of Jim. I had the pleasure of meeting Jim once at the North Carolina Museum of Art and he seemed very kind and I could understand why Lynn spoke so highly of him. My thoughts and prayers are with you.