served as Director on many boards including Mercy Hospital (Chairman), Custom-Pak, Inc. (Chairman), Citizens First Bank, Interstate Power, Clinton Country Club, United Way, Clinton Chamber of Commerce and Clinton County Development Association. Jim was a member of Rotary, Gyro and founded Junior Achievement in Clinton.
Jim enjoyed creating businesses beginning as a teenager with his "Ice Ball" stand for which he invented and built his own hand propelled machine. Jim believed in giving back to the community and was very supportive of many organizations. He loved fishing, hunting and traveling.
Jim is survived by his wife of 70 years: Juanita Byrns of Clinton; son: Mike (Tricia) Byrns of Clinton; and two daughters: Cheryle (Jerry) Vilmont of Clinton, and Tammy Olsen (Richard Johnson) of Clinton; sixgrandchildren: Christopher Byrns, Jamie Dean Glover, Tara Byrns Corbin, Sara Dean Moore, Alexander Olsen, Elizabeth Olsen and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, and a grandson, Michael Olsen.
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