James Walter "Brother Jim" Lanning

I Loved That Preacher! I was 20-21 at Gary Job Corps. He picked me up every Sunday for church. Then took me to eat after. I Loved him and Judy.

I offer my condolences to his family and friends. I interviewed Colonel Lanning a number of times on the radio about his exceptional books on the military. I found him to be a true patriot and kind man despite have served bravely in one of our most difficult and unpopular wars. He was a great storyteller and I enjoyed having him as a guest...he will be missed in many ways. He did discuss being ill with me, but I only found out he had passed when I tried to call he and his phone just the...

I barely even know where to start to express all that I have in my heart right now. I met Brother Jim when I was a Wesley Nurse in San Marcos. My pastor at the time, Santiago Heredia of El Buen Pastor Methodist Church, took me to Redwood as a possible community for wellness outreach. There I met Brother Jim and we clicked right away. I think his "preference for the poor" made him an instant role model in my eyes. His demonstrated desire to serve all people with genuine kindness and respect...

A Brother in Christ who was always there to offer encouraging words and lift others up through God's word and with his gentle kindness. Always caring and attentive and he always had time to sit and listen with his heart. A true man of God who with his wife Judy did so much for so many who were in need of help. Brother Jim walked strong in his faith. As the men in his Friday Open Door Emmaus Reunion group would say," Jim walked the talk ". Meaning he embodied what it truly means to be a...

I always appreciated Jim´s down-to-earth honesty and forthrightness. Jim Lanning said what he meant and meant what he said. I remember him talking about "buster." I know Jim is with the Lord in a better place.

Matthew 25: 40...." I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Cousin Jim is the only one I ever knew who absolutely lived by this commandment. Bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh, with Cousin Jim´s passing I have lost a part of myself.

Beginning 57 year ago in Vietnam, "Captain Jim" Lanning, as I fondly remembered him, has been my constant friend. Although I was "lost in the jungle" for some 18 years as my mind & heart recovered from the horrors of war, Captain Jim was my first contact upon my attempting to emerge from that jungle and back into civilization. He counseled me that God's love overcomes all guilt complexes that our minds create. I made the five-hour trip to San Marcos to attend his little...