James Steven Ahlquist

AHLQUIST, JAMES STEVEN May 25, 1950 to March 10, 2003 James Ahlquist, 52, of San Diego, died Monday of complications from liver disease. He was born and died in Mercy Hospital, San Diego. Jimmy lived his entire life in Ocean Beach with the exception of the period he spent at sea as a tuna fisherman. As a youngster, he played Little League baseball on various O.B. teams. At Collier Junior High he played the trombone in the school band. He was also an accomplished magician under the tutelage of Gordon Plummer, a well known San Diego magician and astronomer. In his youth he was an avid and accomplished surfer at favorite local and Mexican locations. Jimmy was confirmed at St. Peter ' s by the Sea Lutheran Church on May 17, 1964, and served as acolyte for a number of years for Rev. Vlad P. Benko. After graduation from Point Loma High School he attended San Diego City College earning an A.A. degree in Auto Mechanics. He was married for a short number of years ending in divorce when his wife returned to Texas. After spending a year as a tuna fisherman, he became a carpenter in the construction industry. Survivors include his mother and father Grace and Merton Ahlquist, sister and brother-in-law Ann and David Zegler, nephew Mark Zegler, uncle Edwin G. Hansen, cousins Cheryl Preiss, Edwin S. Hansen, Lorraine Sundberg, Elizabeth Adams, and William Adams all of San Diego; uncle and aunt Harold and Shirley Ahlquist, cousins Stephen Ahlquist and Gail Rajala, of Massachusetts, uncle and aunt Stanley and Dorothy Ahlquist, cousins Brian Ahlquist and Karin Koplin of Florida. Memorial services 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at St. Peter ' s by the Sea Lutheran Church, 1371 Sunset Cliffs Blvd.