James William Bosch, of Colorado Springs, died at 1:15 PM on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the home of his daughter, surrounded by his loved ones, in Colorado Springs.

He stepped right into heaven to be present with our Lord at the very moment he left this earth. 

He is at peace, 

completely whole

completely loved

and completely accepted

no more hurts, no pain, no heartaches, no sadness

and saving us a spot. 

Jim was born on August 5th, 1945, in Hastings, Nebraska. He was the son of Betty and James Edwards, adopted in 1972 by Adam Bosch.

He loved his mother very much, but didn’t really get to know his biological father and reconciled with his adopted father during the last years of his life. When he met Betty, he was taken into her family, the Shuck’s, and loved and cared for like he was their own, in this family he found a home. 

He married the love of his life, Betty B. Shuck, on May 23, 1964. They celebrated 59 years, married this year. This was an achievement they are very proud of, overcoming many obstacles and tough times. They were each other’s life, soulmates since they were very young, marrying in their teens. They had a lifetime of love, filling their house with five kids: Chandi, Mona, Cristine, Dennis, and Delbert, and from that grew a whole legacy, with a crew of grandkids and great-grandkids that they dearly love and were always bragging about.

He was an expert in sheet metal, with many years of experience in the trade. He continued that love of learning throughout his life, taking CAD classes later on in life and teaching 5th year apprentices sheet metal and code classes at Sheet metal Union Local #9. He retired from the Sheet Metal Workers Local 9 Union. 

He served in the Navy in 1961- 1966 and was a Vietnam Veteran serving on the USS Interdictor

Radar picket ship.

He was a hard worker, taking care of 5 kids he had to be. His work ethic has been passed down to all his kids. Growing up without, he had a mindset of “where there is a will, there is a way!” (Much to our husband’s chagrin) We know that there is nothing that cannot be fixed because our daddy could fix anything. He was the MacGyver of duct tape and sheet metal screws. Mom was forever finding screws in pockets, in the dryer, everywhere. He could build anything, give him a drill, and he would build you a house, or a shed, or even a clubhouse. He had great artistic ability; he spent a lot of his time in retirement creating copper sculptures, roses, and other pieces of art to give away.

He loved fishing, camping, playing poker, playing cards, watching John Wayne movies and westerns, he loved the Everly Brothers and Sam Cooke, good food, homemade chocolate cake… well, any chocolate cake, but homemade was his favorite. He was always happiest being surrounded by his family, especially those grandchildren and great-grands. He spent time passing on his wisdom, of which there was so much. Many times while he was imparting wisdom, we would give him a hard time, and he would say, “Shut up. I’m trying to teach you something, there will be a test later.” he also said” If you didn’t learn something everyday than you weren’t living.”

He lived a whole lot of life in too short of time. He built a family legacy that he always longed for growing up, where you could feel loved and accepted no matter who you were. There were NO stepkids, in-laws, extra kids. There was only family, whoever wanted to be.

He is survived by the love of his life Betty, his children, Chandi and Danny Duran, Mona and Kevin Ash, Cristine and Ron Thomas, Dennis and Jenice Bosch, Delbert and Tara Bosch. Grandkids: Jesse, Jennifer, CJ, Wayne, Danna, Tiffany, Karissa, Douglas, Travis, Joël, Megan, Dalton, Shelby, Ronnie, Jenna, Kelsie, Kayla, Tyler, James, Shailynn, Melinda, Adam, Derrick, and Sharayah.

Great Grandkids: Jestina, Geffrey, Darcy, Dewalt (Wally), Kylie, Quinn, Levi, Cameron, Ren, Abby, Jason, Ethan, Raegan, Nolan, Jade, Salem, Lucas, Ethan, Aubrey, Maci, and Colt.

His brothers Don, Adam, Mike, sister Ruth Ann, and a gaggle of nieces and nephews he loves.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Dennis, and Thomas, sisters Candace, Beverly, Debra, Susie, and Ruby. A granddaughter Brittany, and furbaby Skagway.

When he was In the hospital we asked him what he would do if he could do anything; he said, “Go fishing” 

So we are going to honor dad and gather together for a private family celebration of life…there will be fishing involved.

To give a gift in memory or honor of Jim perform an act of kindness for another person, spread a little love, make someone feel they are valued, accepted, take time to sit and visit with someone.  

❤️Our fingerprints won’t fade in the lives we touch.