Jim J. Banner, a 76-year resident of Las Vegas, passed away March 30, 2009, at Nathan Adelson Hospice. He was 87 years old. Born in 1921, in La Verne, Calif., he and his family moved to Bunkerville when he was 11. Jim graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1939, and began working as an apprentice carpenter. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was honorably discharged in 1945. He married Alice Winter in 1947. After 10 years of working at day and taking night classes, Jim earned a bachelor's degree in business in 1967 from Nevada Southern University, now UNLV. From 1963 to 1967, he served on the Nevada Industrial Commission, which oversaw the State Workers' Compensation System. In 1967, he went to work for Clark County, first as personnel director, then as the County's first-ever risk management director. A Democrat, Jim was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1972, where he served nine terms. During eight of those terms, he served as chairman of the Labor and Management Committee. After his retirement from politics and work, and Alice's death in 1992, Jim occupied himself with travel, working in his home carpentry shop and attending every UNLV football and basketball game. "Jim loved to go up to the Valley of Fire, drink a glass of wine, reminisce and feed the chipmunks. That was his favorite thing." Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, both at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Southern Nevada Affiliate, or to Nathan Adelson Hospice.
Published by Las Vegas Review-Journal on Apr. 5, 2009.
Published by Las Vegas Review-Journal on Apr. 5, 2009.
Jim J. Banner, a 76-year resident of Las Vegas, passed away March 30, 2009, at Nathan Adelson Hospice. He was 87 years old. Born in 1921, in La Verne, Calif., he and his family moved to Bunkerville when he was 11. Jim graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1939, and began working as an apprentice carpenter. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was honorably discharged in 1945. He married Alice Winter in 1947. After 10 years of working at day and taking night classes, Jim earned a bachelor's degree in business in 1967 from Nevada Southern University, now UNLV. From 1963 to 1967, he served on the Nevada Industrial Commission, which oversaw the State Workers' Compensation System. In 1967, he went to work for Clark County, first as personnel director, then as the County's first-ever risk management director. A Democrat, Jim was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1972, where he served nine terms. During eight of those terms, he served as chairman of the Labor and Management Committee. After his retirement from politics and work, and Alice's death in 1992, Jim occupied himself with travel, working in his home carpentry shop and attending every UNLV football and basketball game. "Jim loved to go up to the Valley of Fire, drink a glass of wine, reminisce and feed the chipmunks. That was his favorite thing." Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, both at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Southern Nevada Affiliate, or to Nathan Adelson Hospice.
Published by Las Vegas Review-Journal on Apr. 5, 2009.
Published by Las Vegas Review-Journal on Apr. 5, 2009.
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