James Eldon Hawkins, 70, of Fort Worth, passed away June 5, 2021, in Fort Worth. He was born on
October 4, 1950, to Eldon Wiley and Pearl Iva (Hopkins) Hawkins in Cleburne, Texas.
James was a welder for LVT, Vought Aerospace retired after 30 years. James was of the Christian faith and a very giving person. He enjoyed scuba diving and even taught it and was a shooting range instructor. James was very artistic and a foodie.
James is survived by his sister, Patricia Coker and husband, James; niece, Lori Hernandez; nephew, John Hellegers and a host of other relatives and friends including his dear friends, David and Sherry Hodges and family.
He is preceded in death by this parents, Eldon and Pearl Hawkins.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, we would like to honor my tall brother by offering support for tall redwoods: sempervirens.org/giveinhonor. This would be appreciated by the family in memory of James Hawkins.
Meanwhile go out to dinner, have a good time and raise a toast to James!