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James Raymond Provost

Fresno, California

1937 - 2024

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James Raymond Provost April 10, 1937 - December 14, 2024 Fresno, California - Written by Jim: Born April 10. 1937 to Ray and Mildred Provost in Fresno, Ca. Two years in the U.S. Army 1957-59. Graduated from Fresno State in Civil Engineering in 1962. Married Kay Stimel in 1965. Started own...

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James daughter Wendy is a great friend of mine for many years. He was a wonderful father and she loved him very much.

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I'll miss him so much! I have made several attempts at writing this but can't find the words to capture just how much he meant to me and the Sample family. I am just so thankful that he was in our lives, as we are for Kay, Wendy and Tommy. Our love to you all.

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I am going to miss Jim so much! I enjoyed all the time at Huntington Lake over the summers. He was such a great man!! Kay, Wendy and Tommy I am so sorry for your loss. My heart aches for you.

Lots of good memories of Jimmy. Great guy!

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Jim was my next-door neighbor in the late '60s until 1973. He hired me to mow his lawn when I was 11. I still remember a front-lawn conversation when Jim joyfully announced to my Dad that he and Kay were going to be parents for the first time. Somehow that led to him hiring me into Provost & Pritchard in 2001, where I worked for 20 years. Jim's quiet and wise leadership built a company culture unmatched in my experience. Even after he "retired" and was only around occasionally, his influence...

A wonderful man