James Harold Mead: birth: Febuary 17,1929, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA; death: Apr 9, 2005, West Lafayette. Tippecanoe Co., IN. Family Links-PARENTS: Harold D. Mead, father; Ruth Nellie Bryant, mother.Jim grew up & attended school in Shelton, WA., later attending Univ. of Washington before joining the service. Married: Marilyn Gill, children: Karen, Dawn, Lynn. 2nd: Joy Polenski: child: Christopher James. Siblings: Beverly J. Smith, Willard "Bill" D. Mead, both of WA.