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Jim Banner, in the not too distant past, was a daily contributor to the Bachmann Board. He died April 19, 2014.

Very sorry to hear this as he was very knowledgeable and helpful while he was a part of this forum. I still search under his name for answers to my questions.

Jim will be greatly missed by all  :'( .

Thanks Hunt for passing along the sad news.

For those who did not know him he was a great man and modeler.
I am posting his obituary for those interested..

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestarphoenix/obituary.aspx?pid=170747138

Jerry

Thanks for the heads up, Hunt.

I always enjoyed Jim's friendly and informative posts.

He will be missed.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

Sorry to hear this sad news.  :(

Roger T.

Sorry to hear that. Hope his pages stay up. Jim always had a lot of good input.

Rich

and thus goes the ever present cruelty of life, it's end, BUT he lives on through the legacy of who he was to everyone he helped here, and may the spirit of Model Railroading continue from his efforts as well as many others.  :)

Just in case. Save his pages to your PC as an HTML. You will always have his data in case the pages go away.

Rich

Sad news. 

R.I.P. Mr. Banner.

I cannot tell you how distressed I am at this sad news. I will miss him extremely.
A great loss.
the Bach-man

Jim was a great asset to the model railroading community, he will be missed.

I'm very sad to learn of Jim's passing. In addition to being, in my opinion, the most reliable and authoritative person on this board, Jim was a kind and gentle man. His warmth and people focus came out loud and clear in the friendly, careful way he answered questions, and in the supportive and encouraging way he responded when he needed to correct or contradict someone. Jim's legacy as a person cannot be over-estimated; the value of the information he shared with his fellow model railroaders, immeasurable. Thank you, Jim, and God bless.
                                                                                              -- Doneldon

Sad to hear
ill give him a seven horn salute     Dave

It is as it is with all of us..but still my heart is saddened to hear of his passing!  Thank you hunt.  And I agree with doneldon.  I learned more than I could describe from Jim.  Will miss him greatly.  God Bless,  Stephen

Indeed, Jim taught me/us so much.  He helped make me a serious tinker!  I will miss him greatly. 

God bless you, Jim.

Regards,

Jonathan

jim's presence will be missed. he was an inspiration to us old, and a great source of knowledge.

I'm very sorry to hear of Jim's passing.

When we lose a contributor, especially one of his stature, it weakens the entire forum.

Les

Yes, unfortunately, Jim is gone. What a great friend he was. This is my first time back at the computer since my hip replacement, and this was the first thing waiting for me. I had just spoke to Jim on the phone not a week earlier and he sounded fine. Voice was strong and he was the same old Jim.

I spoke with his wife this morning, and she's doing all right. She has family still with her and every day gets easier for her. She said it must have been ESP.....she was thinking of me this morning and hadn't been able to find my number in Jim's files. She was glad I called. We talked for a good hour or so.

Jim will be missed by many people.....myself included. He was always up for a chat and not only about trains. His interests ran deep. He worked at the museum like it was a full time paying job.

I know Jim battled heart disease for better than 30 years....he had quit smoking, but the damage was done. Lorraine asked me to pass on her thoughts and thanks to all of you that made friends with Jim.

He was most certainly, one of the "good guys".

Good bye my friend.

Sid

I sure am sorry to hear that, too. We've lost an incredible asset to model railroading.

This is very sad news.

I msgd him on facebook a while back because I had not seen him on the board, He replied that he was  busy with projects, and appreciated the msg and concern and my comments that he was missed on the forum.

He will truely be missed.

NM-Jeff

Here's a link to an interview with Jim

http://youtu.be/kwDeCgWimZM

Great video.  Thanks NM.

NM,
     Thanks for finding that and posting.  Great interview!     Stephen

Hey Jim, Thanks for all the support and advice you gave to me. Thanks for those helpful telephone calls as well (...no, I'm not sorry about those Saskatoon jokes). You were an inspiration and one of the 'bright lights' of the hobby...somehow things will be a little darker because of your passing. While we never met in person, I counted you as a dear friend; for friends are those rare people who ask how you are...and then wait to hear the answer.

Perhaps Henri Frederic Amiel said it best; "It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man...but what he is." You will be sorely missed by many of us.

'Till we meet again my friend,
Ray

Good Morning all,

      I do not get on this board much anymore and am shocked and VERY sorry to hear about Jim's passing.
As many of you have said,  he was always gracious and willing to share his knowledge.   Rest in peace Jim.

R.I.P Jim

Thanks for everything.

Jim, as I, modeled in several scales. Here are two compose images circa 2000 where Jim placed himself in his HO Lorraine Valley & James River Railway layout.

Jim, as I, modeled in several scales. Here are two compose composite  images circa 2000 where Jim placed himself in his HO Lorraine Valley & James River Railway layout.