Palo Alto, California
06/23/1944 - 01/16/2025
Reed, James Roger, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Beloved husband of Jean Marie Deken; dear son of the late John Frederick and Mildred Gant Reed (née Stites); dear brother to John Francis and Robert Marshall Reed, who survive him; much-loved cousin, brother-in-law, uncle, colleague and friend....
Read MoreJim was my best friend at Fort Lewis College. We found one another through Facebook while he was in Saint Louis. Today I learned of his passing earlier this year. I am saddened by this!
Milton Hill
June 23, 2025 | Friend
Eternal rest grant unto him. Love you, Jean.
Tom Deken
January 24, 2025 | Family
I was lucky to work for Jim when I was a young man who had crashed out of a hoped-for career in New York and hadn't quite figured out what he wanted to do next with his life. I was back in St. Louis, newly married and without prospects. Jim knew where I was at and was always patient and kind and, crucially, complimentary about my work (mostly typing) in the Craft Alliance office and as a stringer for The Riverfront Times, which really helped me rebuild my confidence. When I later found myself...
Kirk Swearingen
January 23, 2025 | Work
