Honoring Jim Walls Jr. Born to be a country soul — the kind that never fades.
James Leroy Walls Jr.
August 21, 1969 – January 24, 2026
Lived 56 years
Independence, Mo
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1969
Born August 21
1975
James was 6 when "Saturday Night Live" debuted
1976
James was 7 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
James was 13 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1989
James was 20 when the Berlin Wall fell
1991
James was 22 when the Soviet Union dissolved
1994
James was 25 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Parenthood
2005
James was 36 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2026
Passed away January 24, age 56
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