JAMES TOEVS

JAMES TOEVS
James "Jim" Waldo Toevs passed away on September 27, 2024. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Waldo and Dorothy Toevs. Jim attended high school at East High School in Pueblo, Colorado, and received his bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics at the University of Colorado. He furthered his studies at the California Institute of Technology, receiving his Ph.D. in Astrophysics.
Jim began his career as a physics professor at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and subsequently worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory. When he retired, Jim continued his work for LANL as a consultant, living in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Jim was an avid musician. He was self-taught on the trumpet during his youth and later took lessons. He played trumpet in the Los Alamos Symphony, Sin Nombre Brass Quintet, and at various churches. Jim sang in the Santa Fe Symphony Chorus and the First Presbyterian Church choir. He was devoted to his church, volunteering on many committees.
Jim is survived by his wife, Pauline Trujillo Toevs; daughter, Kimberly Erin Toevs; and granddaughter, Saoirse Wilder (wife Marisol Lorenzón). He is also survived by Gwen Robin Toevs (husband Michael Lewis) and grandson Taj Lewis; son William Heath Noxon (wife Alejandra Noxon) and grandson William Heath Noxon Jr.; sister Teryl Toevs Merrill; and nephew Jim Fouch and niece Jennifer Miller (husband Mark Miller).
A service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico, on October 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. A reception will follow. You can stream the service at fpcsantafe.org.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the Pulmonary Hypertension Fund at the University of New Mexico Foundation. Gifts can be made online at www.unmfund.org or mailed to 700 Lomas Blvd. NE, Two Woodward Center, Albuquerque, NM 87102.