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James Irwin Wilson
James Irwin “Jim” Wilson, of Moscow, entered into joy Wednesday, May 25, 2022. He was 94.
Jim Wilson was born Oct. 6, 1927, to Leonard and Lillian Wilson in a farmhouse near Monroe, Neb.
He enlisted in the United States Navy right at the close of World War II, and obtained a fleet appointment to the Naval Academy, graduating in the class of 1950. He served as a line officer throughout the course of the entire Korean War, earning nine battle stars. His work experience was certainly varied—from the Omaha stock yards as a teenager to the bridge of a destroyer at war.
In the course of the war, in 1952, he married Bessie Dodds, a Canadian missionary in Yokohama, Japan.
He is survived by three sons, Douglas, Evan and Gordon. His one daughter, Heather Torosyan, a true child of joy, entered into joy before him, a year and a half ago.
He was converted to Christ while at the Naval Academy, and from that time on has been committed to personal evangelism. Not only was he committed to it, but was also extremely gifted in it, touching the lives of thousands. He was the author of numerous books — including “Principles of War,” “How to be Free from Bitterness,” and “Grace Upon Grace,” his autobiography.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests any memorial donations be made to Community Christian Ministries, P.O. Box 9754, Moscow, ID 83843, designated for “literature distribution.” Online donations may be made through ccmbooks.org/donate.
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This is a bizarre obituary. It more or less ends in 1952, doesn’t mention his bookstores in Ann Arbor or Moscow or Bessie’s death, and it summarizes his “personal evangelism” so vaguely you would never know that Jim talked about Jesus constantly.
And there are comma errors. The Wilsons have their faults, but punctuation is not one of them. Who the hell wrote this?
And another thing: how much of the literature given away from CCM is from Canon Press, nowadays?