James Edward Brice Jr.

February 1, 1948 - November 13, 2018

James (Jim) E. Brice, Jr. (Jimmy to his sisters) left us on November 13, 2018. He was born in Ocala, Florida on February 1, 1948. His father, James E. Brice, Sr., and his mother, Mary E. Scott, predeceased him. Jim graduated from Jesuit High School in Dallas and attended Loyola University in New Orleans before joining the army. He was stationed in Alaska and once his army service ended, he remained in Alaska for the next 40+ years. Jim graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage and had a distinguished career working for the State of Alaska. He retired from the McLaughlin Youth Center after 30 years of service. While he received many accolades and recognitions during his career, his greatest treasures were the lifelong friendships he made there. After retiring in 2005 he moved to the ‘lower 48s’ and lived in Hutto Texas. Jim is survived by his sisters, Beth Coffey, Kathy George (JW), and Laurie McBride (Butch), 4 nephews, 1 niece, 4 great nephews, his close friend Joyce Welch, and numerous other close friends who knew and loved him. Jim was a gentle, kind, loving, and generous soul. He loved his family, his friends, Alaska, technology, space travel, good food and movies. We will dearly miss his smile and the twinkle in his eyes that he shared regularly. We want to thank Capitol Hospice and Home Care Assistance for their kindness shown during the past weeks. Jim wanted a natural burial. He wanted to give back to and be a part of the earth that he lived off of for 70 years. Per his wishes, we will have a private family burial service on Saturday the 17th of November. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Swan Songs @ www.swansongs.org.