James Bauer

James Dale “Jim” Bauer 65 of Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed away unexpectedly Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013 in Springfield, Mo.
Jim was born March 27, 1947 in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas to Leo and Katherine (Schratz) Bauer. He served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam and later was a member of the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, John Matthew Bauer.

Jim is survived by his son, Kevin Bauer; his brother, William Leo Bauer and wife Sharon; sisters, Carolyn Marie Houghton and husband Raymond and Janice Bauer; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Mass will be at 9 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2013 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church with burial and military honors to follow in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery Springfield, Mo. under the care of Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday with a rosary service starting at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.

If desired, memorial contributions may be made in Jim’s memory to the American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.

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