Proudly born and raised in
Exeter ON, Jim attended Exeter P.S. and South Huron D.H.S. In 1960, he joined the London Police
Force, spending most of his career as a Detective Sergeant in Forensic
Identification. He retired in 1992, after 32.5 years of service.
Due to the meticulous nature
of his job, and its focus on detail, he gravitated towards hobbies which
required a keen eye, such as photography, woodworking and stained glass. Jim has produced many original products
over the last forty years, including fourteen different Louis C. Tiffany lamp
reproductions.
The sun-catcher Jim made for
the Jessica’s House fundraiser took approximately thirty-five hours to
produce. He was very pleased to be
able to include 100+ year-old glass that originated right in Exeter. The red daisies on the left side of the
glass have streaked, yellow centers; these glass pieces are from a window of a
house that stands at the south end of Exeter.
"All things bright and
beautiful" are sometimes enhanced with age.
