James P. Riley

Dear James,

My heart is broken, I cannot imagine that you are suddenly gone from this life. I read the newspaper on March 9, 2007 and I saw your name, my heart immediately sunk, I said, "no". As I went on to read the birthdate, I knew it was you, a wonderful soul, gone.

If only I had known, a special hug, a kiss, words of comfort and goodbye. I am so sorry I could not be with you during your time of need.

Please know I shall forever cherish our time together, the books...

Jim was a great person who lived his life to the fullest. To those who had the good fortune of knowing Jim, they can take comfort in the fact that they got to share time with a great person. Jim will be missed.

I always thought of Jim as a second father to me. I will always remember our time spent together from Colorado Springs, Vegas and Mesquite. I would like to express my deepest condolences to Jim's family.