James Russell Eckert

1963 ~ 2019

A Celebration of Life for James Eckert will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday February 4, 2019 at Alternative Cremation 2377 North Academy Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80909. Jim died Tuesday January 15, 2019 at Penrose Hospital hospice in Colorado Springs. He was 55 years old.

Jim was born April 15, 1963 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Lynwood (Bud) and Lavonne Eckert. He grew up in Albert Lea and was a member of Salem Lutheran Church. Jim graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1981. He was active in hockey during his school years and played on the VFW and high school hockey teams. After high school Jim worked at various jobs including cook, chef and construction in Minnesota, California and Colorado. Jim then went to Rochester Area Vocational Technical Institute for Carpentry and received his diploma in 1987. He moved to Colorado where he continued in the construction business.

Jim is survived by his sister, Patricia Nelson and her husband Brad of Groveland, California and brother Larry Eckert and his wife Sue of Apple Valley, Minnesota.

Jim is preceded in death by his parents: Lynwood (Bud) and Lavonne Eckert and his sister Pamela.