Jim Maynard

Thank you Mr Maynard, as a teacher your gift of making Words and Thought display in Technicolor and light rather then common black and white was Extraordinary...the children loved you, respected you, and gained such new vision.

Mr. Maynard shaped my life so profoundly. I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to have him as my 5th grade teacher. I often think back with fondness at his kindness and unswerving ability to pull greatness out of his students. You will be missed but never forgotten. Thank you Mr.Maynard for your years of dedication to the education of so many.

Dear Joann and family. I send my prayers and sympathy to you all. Many memories of your hubby Jim from Port Angeles High. Loved watching you two dancing so gracefully for many years. May you all keep your wonderful memories alive. Love and God bless all the Maynard family

My uncle was a kind soule. Loved his family dearly and fought harder than most to stay with them. God Speed!

It can be so hard to face the first year without your loved one, but the love of family and friends can carry you through.

Jim was the best coach and teacher I ever had. He was one of the finest people I ever knew. I still carry with me the life lessons he taught all of us. He taught me effort. He taught me commitment. Now in my 60s, I remain extremely physically active. Health remains at the top of my list. Whatever success I've had in my life, he had a great hand in. I'm saddened by his passing, but am grateful of his prodigious influence in my life. I'm also happy that I got to tell him what he meant to me....

Coach Maynard made a difference while making memories. Who can forget an undefeated Roosevelt Track team honed by "hill challenges" with our heart rates over 200 beats a minute or doing intervals he affectionately called "13 Minutes of Happiness". He taught us personal responsibility and the link between hard work and success. In PE class we ran the mile daily for two weeks. He ran with us and with the other 4-5 classes each day. In many ways he's been with us ever since. We will miss him...

I was in Tim's class also (and he a friend of mine)- I was not particularly good in gym, but Coach Maynard always was encouraging and changed it so grading was on effort. I liked that a lot.
I did see him from time to time, and got to thank him for all he did for me.

Thank you again Jim, I still remember and try to live by many things you taught.

At Roosevelt Jr High in the late 60's, I was one of the hundreds of snot-nosed, insecure little boys that Coach Maynard took and through hours of sweat in "RG-1" and running "The Hill" and always calling us "men," started us on the road to manhood. I salute this stalwart man with the barrel chest, ramrod straight posture, and absolute confidence in our ability to grow. Rest in peace and dignity, Coach Maynard; you made a positive difference.

- Tim Ledbetter, RJHS '69-71