James Staats Little

Although this date is significant, I will never need a specific day to be reminded of and remember Jim...he will always be a big piece of the fabric of my life.

Nanc', just an additional little note-at this special time, which was special to Jim and me-thinking of you, and wishing you peace and comfort. I sure do miss him (and, that wink). My fond memories will live on. Love, Sharon

Just learned of his passing. Jim meant so much to me during my years at Pingry 1974-1978. He instilled in me a love of music that's nourished me my entire life. He taught incredibly valuable insights into performing and appreciating music that i use daily even now. his rehearsal sessions for the glee club and the buttondowns were always efficient, lively and fun. he took a rag tag group and time and again extracted wonderful performances from it. He was a great friend and a great person just...

I was just made aware of the news. I was Jim's choral student at Pingry starting in my freshmen year in 1976, and though I live in Michigan, would visit him almost annually, most recently in July 2022. (Our last e-mail exchange was in mid-January 2023, but he mentioned no health issues at that time.) Although I was a so-so voice student (I used to remind him of the "How to Succeed in Business" lyric, "Remember, mediocrity is not a moral sin!"), I learned from Jim how to be a teacher and...

Dear Nancy, I was so very sorry to learn this morning through a friend that Jim had passed away this February -- and sorry that I could not be a part of the service that honored him. You may well not remember me, but I was in the Buttondowns when you and Jim first started dating (1981-1984 were my years, though I came back to the Talcotts' beach house for a few years for the informal Buttondown reunions, as I was still in NJ for college). I can't begin to do justice to the impact Jim had...

Nancy, please accept my sincerest condolences on Jim´s death. Jim´s impact on me was transformative and enduring, and I will always be grateful to him for everything he gave of himself in the name of music and of his students. Whatever I have accomplished today would not have happened without him, and there are very few words that could capture the extent of his similar impact on so many others. Suffice it to say that his spirit is alive in the music from my hands, in the hands of my...

Dear Nancy, I don't know if you remember me but Jim and I were in the same Master's program at Westminster Choir College '93-'95. I loved making music with him. So reliable, so competent, so honest. I was particularly impressed that Dr. Flummerfelt appreciated Jim's accompanying chops. I appreciated all of that plus his acerbic wit. He had the most marvelous laugh. Please accept my sincerest condolences. I will always remember him with great fondness. RIP Jim Little

To Nancy, and Jim's family, I hope you will receive notice of this addition to the legacy book. I write this stunned, shocked, heartbroken, and, as you can see, "late". Having exchanged a few emails in the not too distant time, I was unaware that Jim was ill, and heart wrenchingly, was unaware that he had passed on. As you know, Nancy, Jim and I go way back, and it was not only all the years of working together in school, but the precious and treasured and cherished times we became...

Condolences Nancy Fond memories of musical discoveries with Jimmy in Pennington. Turned pages for Jimmy at the First Presbyterian Church in Pennington for about 2 years and other musical adventures. Visted him once after I returned from Vietnam which is more than 50 years ago. Sincerly sorry for your loss.