Posted on 11/07/2021 6:25:29 PM PST by ELS
Jim was born in Mount Pleasant, TX to Glynn and EH Freeman on November 3, 1946. Jim attended elementary school in Mt. Pleasant and then went onto San Marcos Military Academy, San Marcos, TX to complete his middle school and high school education. Jim loved the time he spent at San Marcos Military Academy; he always said those were his best years growing up. Jim continued his education at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AK where he received a BA in Political Science in 1968.
Jim was active with Mt Pleasant Boy Scouts during summer vacations…from college; he BBQed hundreds of chickens donated by Pilgrims for the local Boy Scouts annual camp fund raiser. Jim could also be found working at Hill House, a local business featuring gifts, wedding gifts, sterling silver, China and stem ware owned by his Aunt Gladys aka “Aunt Doot”.
Jim’s military career of 20+ years took him to many posts as a member of the US Army Military Police. His Tours of Duty included W. Germany, Ft Lee, VA, Ft Meade, MD, The Pentagon, 29th Infantry Division/US, Ft Belvoir, VA.
After his military career Jim settled in Northern VA. He was employed by Alexandria City Courts, and Air Temp Heating and AC.
While living in Alexandria, VA, Jim was an active member and President of Jefferson Davis SCV Camp #305 in Northern, VA. Jim was also a member of Emergency preparedness CB group of N. VA.
In 2010 Jim returned to Texas and settled in San Antonio. Jim was a member of the German American Club, The Alamo Heights Lions Club, a Certified Naturalist with Texas Parks and Wildlife in San Antonio. Additionally, Jim was a presiding judge in city, state, and Federal elections for 9 years in SA.
Jim loved fishing …fresh and salt water. He owned a number of boats and sold them when a better one came his way. He also loved to eat fish and would frequently invite his friends to go out for a fish dinner! Another interest was buying and selling older interesting cars ...preferably Lincoln Town cars or a sweet fun sports car ie a Red Karman Ghia. Jim was involved with a TEXAS WAGON TRAIN group. He made 2 wagon train trail rides in Texas in the 1980’s re-enacting the ‘good ole days’ of travel with horses and wagons. One trail ride commemorated the anniversary of Texas Independence. He liked Wild Mustangs and was involved with a group who were interested in saving the Wild Mustangs in Texas.
Jim was a voracious reader…all topics; he frequented estate sales and used book stores to find First Editions books and interesting books on militaria.
Jim is survived by children of his sister: a nephew Kyle and Zoe Carney and family of Ft. Worth and niece Tara and Bryan Frances of Burleson; his sister, Nancy.
We Remember Jim in his birthday month…. NOVEMBER.
We miss you Jim,,,,your many friends in Alexandria, VA and San Antonio, TX, college classmates, Military buddies and hopefully some folks in Mt Pleasant, Texas.
RIP.
Many conversations with Stand. We had a similar Army experience.
Good guy.
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Thanks for the ping, ELS. Love stand watie. A very special guy. The Virginia gang brought him to the NYC Christmas party one year. Such wonderful memories. So sad for his loss.
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So sorry for the loss of your friend, ELS. He was one of the people I met in person at my first FR Christmas party at that prime rib restaurant over in NoVa, 2004.
Condolences to all freepers who remember Stand Watie.
A very good man. RIP
I recall Jim coming to NYC for at least one FReep.
Well dang...
Thanks for posting this
Tenacious....God bless him...
One of the better "names" on FR...
I will miss him....
Sad to hear we lost another good guy on our side. He pulled me out of tangles with crazy lefties a time or two in DC. Rest in peace, sw.
RIP! <><
Ditto...remember him from a DC rally back in 2002...it was a hell of a day...haven’t been back to DC since. RIP, friend.
Sad news about a good man. Thank you for the notification.
A stalwart contributor who will be missed. Tenacious and civil in disagreements. My the Lord keep and protect him.
It's already been eight years since Doctor Raoul left us. I miss both of them.
TSR thanks for the Ping. ELS, I was thinking about Stand Waite the other day as Jimmy and I were in South Carolina. He had our sixes at numerous DC Chapter outdoor events. Hope this find you both doing as well as possible.
The original Stand Watie was a signer of the Treaty of New Echota that started the, Trail of Tears, the forced removal of The Five Civilized Tribes to Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Most of the treaty signers were later on assassinated by the tribe but Stand Watie evaded the assassins by minutes.
Twenty five years later, no longer trusting the Federal government, Principal Chief Stand Watie organized a Confederate States regiment of mounted infantry, becoming Colonel of the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles. He was later promoted to Brigadier General and commanded the First Indian Brigade of the Army of the Trans-Mississippi, composed of two regiments of Mounted Rifles and three battalions of Cherokee, Seminole and Osage infantry.
My wife has a small percentage of Cherokee DNA. My Father-in-Law grew up at Spring Place, the small Georgia town that was settled beside the old Cherokee Capital of New Echota. Major Ridge (also known as Pathkiller II), another signer of the Treaty of New Echota, had his plantation home in Rome, Georgia where I grew up. Steeped in Cherokee lore, I have visited the New Echota site many times.
Stand Watie was the last Confederate General to surrender his troops in the field.
R.I.P. Jim Freeman/Stand Watie.
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