Jim Rada

Rada, Jim - Of Stillwater Age 52 We lost Jim to the wild outdoors he loved, on Saturday, May 17. Jim was a fiercely honest, intelligent and compassionate man. He challenged all who knew him to be their very best. His strong feelings of social and environmental justice were without compromise. He woke each morning with a song, and a sense of joy in the day. He leaves behind countless people whose lives he touched. These include his most loved, cherished and partner in adventure, wife Karen Jensen; his mother and father, Della & Chuck Rada; his brother Dick Rada; Dick's son Sam and Sam's mother Lesley Cummings; his sister Rojean Rada and her husband Tom Darling; Karen's parents Don & Marlette Jensen; her sisters Karol Jensen and Kim (Chuck) Knandel and their children Alysha and Ryan; his aunts Viola Braa, Lucille Syverson and Agnes (Ken) Sims; other relatives; his students and a host of friends. Funeral Service will be held 11AM Friday May 23 at GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1730 Old Hudson Road, St. Paul. Visitation will be from 5-8PM Thursday, May 22nd at WULFF FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 1485 White Bear Ave., St. Paul, MN, and an hour before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, please honor Jim's remembrance with a gift to the Nature Conservancy of Minnesota, or the Lake Elmo Regional Park, or by planting an oak tree. WULFF 651-776-1555.