James, 56, of Cincinnati passed away April 18th in Cozumel, Mexico while on vacation. He was preceded in death by his father, Allen, mother, Jean, and brother, Richard.

Jim is survived by Julie (nee Vesio) his wife of 38 years, beloved children Brian (Pam), Keith (Dana), and Lindsay Bell, and sister Carol Rand (Jerry). He dearly loved his grandchildren Connor, Sarina, Elise, Madeline, Emily, and Grant as well as many nieces and nephews.

Jim was a long time employee of Rock-Tenn Company and an avid fisherman and golfer who loved coaching community sports, gardening, and the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, May 3rd from 11:00am-2:00pm at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, 5950 Kellogg Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45230.

Friends and family are invited to join in a celebration of life following the visitation from 2:00pm-5:00pm at The Redmoor, 3187 Linwood Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation by visiting http://jdrf.org/get-involved/ways-to-donate/