James Edward Swink Sr.

We are so sorry. We would like to express our sorrow to Ann, George, and the rest of the family. May God bring you great comfort!!! Pat & Dianne Phillips and Family

I knew James and his sisters when we went to school in Cushing. Then I moved to Rusk and he did also and we went to Rusk High School. I remember him being so nice and polite and a wonderful football and basketball player. I will always remember James as a wonderful man.

Uncle Jim. you will surely be missed but your legend lives on. I'm sure my Mom Rosemary Swink Sandlin is with you and taking care of her little brother Jim. My granddaughter told me "the stars are opening in heaven where loved ones shine down."

December 04, 2014

What memories listening to Vern Tips on radio to TCU and nbr23 Jim Swink. It's too bad we don't have players of his character today. He was a class act. Thanks for all the memories. RIP Rusk Rambler.

December 04, 2014

He was one of the best.

DEcember 04, 2014

My condolences to the family. I worked with Dr. Swink for years. What a delightful human being. He will be missed.

December 04, 2014

Jeanne, I am so sorry for your loss. We worked together at Accelerated High School and New Lives. Let us know if there is anything we can do.

December 4,2014

More than any academic or athletic accomplishments, Jim was most proud of his three boys: Jed, Dan, and Charlie.I have never seen anyone more excited than Jim at the birth of his sons. He was a great surgeon and physician. He had great compassion and a special touch. He will be greatly missed. He was my best friend.

December 4,2014

I worked at Huguley many years ago when Dr. Swink was in practice. He was always so kind and never put h itself above you. Later he was my physician and had such a great bed side manner. His office staff was always so kind, we found that to be a complete reflection of the person that he was. I remember my misbrand and I trying to engage him in a conversation about his football career and he acted like it was not a big deal but we knew better. RIP Dr. Swink

December 4, 2014
Jim was a sophomore when I was a senior in 1954-55 school year. He and the group of sophs that year beat Penn State and USC, lost to OU by 5 points in Norman and lost to UT by one point in FW. Sorry I could not have been around the next year when Jim and his teammates won the conference and went to the Cotton Bowl. Jim and I accidentally exchanged overcoats in the student center one day, both looked alike, and we had to return to retrieve our own coat from each other. God Bless Jim and his family. He will always have a place in our hearts.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Distant relative of mine. My paternal great-granddaddy was Forrest Swink of Cushing, TX. Praying for all. So sorry for your loss.

My surge in 75-76. Fixed my knee from a truck accident. We never talked about his career, always about how was I doing. Thanks Dr. Swink.

Long before cable TV we "watched" radio, and the voice of Kern Tips, famed broadcaster, meant it was an important game, like the one between the Frogs and the Longhorns, when Jim Swink scored 4 touchdowns.

He started out as my doctor, then became my boss for about 10 years, but he was always more of a best friend than any of the other, he would have given you the shirt off his back and to me in many ways he did. He was and still is one of my really life heroes. and a great man and father. The worlds loss is heavens gain. Rest in peace, Mr. Jim Swink, you will live forever in our memories.

I am proud to say that Jim was a friend. He will be sorely missed.

One of the greatest Horned Frog heroes of all time. My prayers to his family and friends as they mourn his loss.

I played football with Jim when he was a junior and I was a sophomore. He and I had many conversations concerning the growth in my football. I will always remember those moments with him.

Jim Phipps '59

Our son(Garret Flynt) went to school and played hockey with Dan and Charlie. We are so sorry for your loss.

I first met Dr. Swink in his office. I was a junior in high school and had injured my hand playing football. I had no idea who he was, except that he was the man who was going to try to put my hand back together. He did, and it still works great to this day! I attended TCU, and then of course learned who he was. "Hey, that's the doctor who fixed my hand!" During the mid-1980's, while I was a student there, I ran into Dr. Swink several times at football games. He was a true gentleman. The TCU community has indeed lost a legend. My condolences and prayers go out to the Swink family.

It is to the referral of Jim Swink that I owe the successful repair of my Achilles tendon. And that is something I won't be forgetting anytime soon. May you rest in peace Jim.

My son was in an automobile accident in 1973 and dislocated his hip. Dr. Swink came to Children'sHospital about 2:00 AM and performed surgery on my son. He is fine today and I will always be grateful to Dr. Swink for his caring love for his pa tints. He was one of a kind. I also watched Dr. Swink play many a football game at TCU and now I work part time for sports there. My prayers go out to his family in the loss of such a good man.

My story starts with Dr. Jim Swink in 1979. I had injured my shoulder working for General Dynamics and the company just didn't believe I was hurt. I needed a second opinion, my Dad recommended Dr. Swink because he had performed surgery on his knee and thought he could help me. He accepted and was kind enough to understand my situation. Living in Ft. Worth I knew of the TCU football side of the Man, truly one of the great legends of Horn Frog lore and I was in awe of the thought of meeting him. Needless to say he diagnosed what was wrong, wrote a full report and I got the proper treatment thanks to him. Thirty years later from my wife's long friendship with Jeanie, Jim's wife, who has been by his side every step of the way in their most trying and difficult journey, that I got to meet this man all over again. I would like to say it's been an honor and privilege to have known such a fine person and to hear his life's stories and experiences. God bless you Jeanie and all the Swink families and God bless you Doc. May you rest in the arms of our Lord.

Our prayers are with your family during this difficult time. God bless.

December 12, 2014

We were honored to have him here at Huguley Hospital. He was indeed a legend and a great doctor.

I first met Dr Swink when I worked at All Saints Hospital years ago. Later in life, when my grandmother was at Huguley Nursing Home, imagine our surprise with Dr Swink was called in for her. Always sweet, smiling, and with humor is the way I will remember this jewel of a man.

My thoughts and prayers are with the Swink family. In 1957 Jim took me under his wing at TCU and that started a long friendship. He introduced me to my husband.
Carolyn Witt Kidd TCU ,59

I was a Grapeland Sandie. I had the honor of playing against him in football and basketball. I was one year behind him at UTSouthwestern. He will live in our hearts and not be forgotten

My deepest sympathy to each of you.
A TCU nursing graduate

I remember the good times James and all of us had in Rusk. I enjoyed visiting with him at the class reunion. Sincere condolences to the family. Shirley McFarland

Condolences to the family & friends of James. We were high school team mates and Jim treated my son many times when we were all In Cowtown. Jim will be sorely missed by so many whose lives were touched by him.
In Christ's Enless Love,
Don Glover
Round Rock, TX/Ocala, Fl

My condolence to the Swink family. He was a long time family friend. He attended TCU the same my uncle, Joe Dugger attended. It was an honor and pleasure to have known Jim. I use to babysit his son Jed and my prayers are with him during this time. Jim was a remarkable man and will be missed by all who knew him.

Terri Dugger
Arlington, TX

I am sure he will be missed. While he practive medicine in Tyler, Texas my doctor was out of town and Dr. Swink delivered my first child. I thought it was a great doctor, I am so glad he was on call that night. Pattie Copeland

First, to the Family, my family's thoughts and prayers are with you as all of East Texas mourns the passing of the incomparable Jimmy Swink. Please be advised that the Athletic and Academic Careers of Dr. Swink were a significant inspiration to quite a number of individuals who grew up in and around the East Texas area. As a young African American Black growing up in Nacogdoches, Texas, my older brothers always "made sure" that I "kept up" with the accomplishments of Jimmy Swink, a good man who truly made a lot of people aware that East Texas does, indeed, produce some truly good people. Jimmy Swink, much like the equally famous Oklahoma Football Coach, Bud Wilkinson, set a great example for virtually every high school youngster in America: it is possible to excell in athletics and in the classroom since brains and brawn can coexist. When I graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University as its first African American graduate in 1967, my fields of concentration were English Language Arts and Physical Education (Kinesiology). Thanks for the inspiration Jimmy Swink.

RIP, Swivelhips. A long time ago I had the pleasure of attending a motivational speech by Dr. Swink. It was in the Colorado mountains at another one of my hero's ranch, Coach Bill Allen. If you read the obit you will see just how much of a hero this man was, in all facets of his life. We need more role models like him in order to turn this country back in to what it can be.