Photo courtesy of Hoyt Funeral Home & Cremation Service - New Canaan
1932 - 2019 (Age 87)
Jim passed away in May 2019. Jim was a resident of Connecticut at the time of passing. In lieu of flowers or gifts please feel free to donate to the Jim Fowler Legacy Fund via tax deductible donation to Earthquest (a 501c3) dedicated to Wildlife preservation and education.
Thank you to Jim and his family for teaching us boys about nature and humanity, what an important role in our development!
Eddie Steven
January 11, 2026 | Other
What a wonderful person he was on the Tonight Show. I treasure the moments spent watching him. Rest in peace and thank you for all you did to make this life a better place.
George Devine
November 12, 2025 | Kokomo, IN | Friend
So sorry to hear of Jim’s passing. One of the highlights of my life was having the opportunity to talk to jim and hear stories about facing lions in Tasinia or filming gorillas in the mist. What a down to earth giant of a man. Rest well old soldier.
Keith Lamar
October 11, 2023 | Atlanta, GA | Coworker
Betsey, I worked with you and Jim at the LA Art show "Help save the Elephants " years ago. Your print "Greetings" hangs in my den and is a constant reminder of you two wonderful people. Needless to say, Jim was a "Mountain" of a man and Mountains are never forgotten. Like the line I fed Jim for when Robert Shields left the stage, "Like Robert, Elephants do not have a voice, we must be their voice." We will all be Jim's voice now and forever. Your friend, Bill McCollum.
Bill McCollum
April 29, 2022 | Decatur, GA | Acquaintance
dear Betsey so sorry to here about Jim I was a big fan I talked to Jim on the phone when I found your purse in the middle of the road years ago / he just put a smile on GODS face
Chris Barbieri
January 01, 2022 | Manchester, CT
Sandra Jackson 2019 pic1
I grew up watching Jim on Wild Kingdom but I also have childhood memories of Jim coming to the farm in Pecan Farm in Pecan City Georgia, Just outside of Albany Georgia, while participating in the annual burn off of overgrown brush. Jim would arrive with the snake catchers and large barrels to capture rattle snakes to for use at the Annual Whigham Georgia Rattle Snake Round Up. (http://whighamrattlesnakeroundup.com/)
Later as an adult I contacted Jim to assist to identify an odd...
Sandra Jackson
February 04, 2020 | Albany, GA
My condolences to the family of Jim Mark Fowler, I am very sorry for your loss. May the God of comfort continue to be with all of you.
Karen
October 28, 2019
I am sorry regarding the loss of your loved one. May the memories, he left, comfort the family.
October 09, 2019
Our condolence to Jim's family on your loss. Jim was an inspiration to me in my youth. For the love of the animals. The news saddens my heart.
From: The Fowler Advocacy (Paul Fowler), Saugerties, NY
Paul Fowler
August 24, 2019 | Saugerties, NY
