In Memory

Jim Coleman

Jim Coleman

A funeral service for James Paul "Jim" Coleman of Gillette is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Matthew's Catholic Church of Gillette with the Rev. Thomas Ogg officiating.

Burial will be at the Gillette Mount Pisgah Cemetery.

Visitation is scheduled from 2-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Noecker Funeral Home Chapel in Gillette.

Mr. Coleman died Sunday, Aug. 7, 1994, near Rock Springs from injuries he received in a one-vehicle rollover.  He was 35.

He was born May 31, 1959, in Cortez, Colo., to former Gillette residents Paul and Karolyn (Witt) Coleman.

He attended schools in Worland, South America and Campbell County and later attended the Wyoming Technical School in Laramie.

On Dec. 16, 1978, he married Renae Costello in Gillette, where they had lived since.

Mr. Coleman worked in the oilfield industry, for Cyclone Drilling and most recently for Exeter Drilling as a tool pusher.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding motorcycles and the time he spent with his family.

He is survived by his wife of Gillette; one daughter, Heather Coleman of Gillette; one son, Matthew Coleman of Gillette; his parents of Elko, Nev.; two brothers, John Coleman of Elko and Mark Coleman of Ellis, Kan.; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Witt of Worland and Beulah Springfield, of Ellis; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

A memorial has been established to the Jim Coleman Memorial for his children's education and to a memorial of the donor's choice.  Donations may be sent in care of Noecker Funeral Home, P.O. Box 734, Gillette, WY 82717-0734.

 

---Gillette News-Record



 
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05/14/08 10:03 PM #1    

Rick Baker

I will always miss my cousin Jim. We were more like brothers growing up together. I have too many memories to list, but they were all great. Love you Jim.

05/22/08 12:08 PM #2    

Duane Ekwall

I was shocked to see that Jim had passed away. I would much like to know what happened. I actually have a post graduation story involving Jim. I was working for Petro-Chem Inc. driving truck, hauling mud to the rigs. I was working with my brother and we had hauled a load South of Gillette to Wright. After an hour of unloading 100 pound sacks of mud by hand from our truck to a semi tractor trailer, we were informed that the rig no longer needed our mud. Sooooo my brother and I instead of taking the remainder of mud back to Gillette and unloading it, as well as doing paper work etc...we decided to dump it in the middle of a patch of sage brush. There was snow on the ground and we got stuck. Soon a pick up truck pulled up to see what we were doing, it was Jim Coleman. It was dark outside so I was trying to keep Jim busy talking since he was the tool pusher (boss) of that particular rig and I didn't want him to know we had just dumped a bunch of mud that his company paid for in the field. I don't think he ever knew what was going on, but my brother hid the mud while I talked to Jim about old times. Anyway, when I thought it was safe for Jim to get closer to our truck, I asked him if he'd be so kind as to pull us out of our stuck predicament. He gladly abliged. He was a great guy and so even tempered. I don't think that even if he had known what we were doing in that field that night, he would have said anything or done anything. But it was better to be safe than sorry. I'll miss you Jim and thanks for helping us.

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