James "Jim" Bulloch
February 7, 1937 ~ February 4, 2021
James “Jim” Bulloch,
83, passed away on February 4, 2021. Jim was born on February 7, 1937, in Ada, Oklahoma. He was united in marriage to his lovely, dedicated wife, Phyllis, on July 14, 1963. He worked for 40 years at Chance Industries, developing and building amusement rides, helping the company grow from a few employees in 1959 to America’s largest amusement ride manufacturer, retiring as their Vice President of Operations. Jim loved the outdoors, spending as much of his spare time as possible hunting and fishing. In his final days he reflected on how thankful he was for his amazing wife and a career he loved, stating, “It was a wonderful life.” He was preceded in death by his parents, James C. Bulloch and Edna Baker. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; sister, Nora (Ken) Meyer; children, Andy (Jami) and Kelly (Paulette), and grandchildren, Tyler (Madison), Sarah, Blake (Cheyenne), Kale and Brooke. Visitation, 10:00 a.m.; Celebration of Life Service, 11:00 a.m., both Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Downing & Lahey Mortuary West.
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Uncle Jim was always a strong and good person. He had a strong exterior but inside a man that cared. When I graduated from high school he took me aside and told me how proud of me he was. Loved it when Chance was testing a ride because he would invite us over to partake in the fun. He will be missed.
Thanks Shannon. We had a lot of great times over a lot of years with you and your family.
Growing up, we lived across the street from Jim and Phyliss. Jim was a little scary to a 6th grader. One of my favorite memories of Jim was pretty intense. Jim loved his dogs, and he hired me to feed them and clean their kennel, while he and the family went on vacation. I wasn’t very good at it. The memorial experience was when he called me over to talk about my work. That was intense. He told me, with a dry look on his face, I didn’t do the job right, so I wasn’t going to get as much money as he was going to pay me. I don’t know if I could even speak. Then, he said something like, “next time, do it better, and I’ll pay you more”. That was about it. But it’s stayed with me for 45 years. PS I don’t know if I ran home or not, but I’m sure I wanted to. All my memories of Jim bring a smile to my face. Jim was stern but kind. He was a tough, direct, and wonderful man. Andy and Kelly, I hope all your memories of you dad are as nice as mine. Rick King