James V. “Jim” Dawson
Date: 11/29/2017

Obituary for James Vernon Dawson James (Jim) Vernon Dawson, age 73 passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 25, 2017 in Kennewick, Washington. He was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. Jim met the love of his life in late 1964 and married Paula Dawson, just a few short months later. Jim worked for Frontier Airlines for over twenty years and Horizon Airlines for another 10 years. This moved his family from Utah, to Colorado, to New Mexico, to Washington and in retirement he lived in New Mexico. Jim and Paula recently moved back to Kennewick to be with their three children in the Tri- Cities area. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Paula Dawson; his sister, Carolyn Doyle of Ethel, Washington; his four daughters; Jill Berry of Richland, Laura Stinson of Canton, Georgia, Jamee Simmons of Kennewick and Lindsay Dawson of Richland. He has nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was a loving and devoted family man, and cherished dearly by all that knew him. Jim learned to fish at an early age and that turned into a lifelong passion. He would fish as often as possible but had a yearly ritual of going to the Nemah River for two to four weeks. Jim met so many lifelong friends at this fishing hole and cherished all his time there. He also loved to golf, cook and can goods. There will be a private family celebration of life on December 2, 2017 at 3:00 PM. Jim was a very informal man who loved watching sports, especially the Seattle Mariners and Seahawks. In honor of that love please wear a Mariners or Seahawk shirt to the celebration. Jim will be smiling as we celebrate the wonderful life he had.