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James "Jimmy" Edward Hanks
1957-2024
James "Jimmy" Edward Hanks was born on March 16, 1957 to parents James Edgar Hanks (1935-2005) and Mary Magdalene Davidson (1941-2023) in Fort Polk, Louisiana, while his father was in service. Jimmy was later raised in the Grand Rapids, Minn. area attending Greenway and Grand Rapids schools, while being raised by his father and stepmother, Sandra Lucia (Pirritano) Hanks (1941-2015). Jimmy entered the U.S. Military as an Army Specialist in Korea from 1981-1983. He spent some time with family in the area and then moved to Texas, where he worked construction jobs as a roofer. Jimmy loved spending time with his dog Oreo and if he wasn't doing that he would be playing video games. He also enjoyed taking care of a special friend, Kim Kilgore, who was wheelchair bound due to a bad accident. He remained in the Harker Heights Texas area until he passed away on November 26, 2024 in an assisted living facility in Temple, Texas. He will return to Minnesota where his ashes will be interred at the Blackberry Cemetery alongside his parents. Jimmy's paternal siblings are: Christine Pirritano, Kim Morgan (1962-2022) and Lynn Hanks. His maternal siblings are: John & David Conrad, Cheryl McClellan, Debra Anderson and Jeffrey Fowler (1973-2011). He is survived by his loving dog Oreo.
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