debonair 0 #1 July 3, 2004 Anyone remember any Jimmy Lowe stories? He was a legend and a fixture at Issaquah Skydiving Center where I started jumping in the early 80's. A former national and world champion, he was an awesome jump pilot. He'd retired from jumping because of some serious back injuries. I always thought of Jim as invincible until he went in trying to re-gain control of a heliostallion in a dive. . AZChallenger JFTC99/02 GOFAST300 STILLUV4WAY "It's nothing 1000 jumps won't cure..." - Jeff Gorlick, Seattle Sky Divers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitecap 0 #2 July 4, 2004 Was Jim Lowe D855. Aka Gentleman Jim and Sonny Jim? Quote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airgord 1 #3 July 4, 2004 Hey Deb, how old is Victoria now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites debonair 0 #4 July 4, 2004 QuoteWas Jim Lowe D855. Aka Gentleman Jim and Sonny Jim? Quote To the best of my knowledge, yes that's the same Jim Lowe. He was a pioneer in the early days of National Competition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites debonair 0 #5 July 5, 2004 A photo of Jim Lowe in serious contemplation at an early competition meet (late 60s, early 70s). Thanks Don for sharing. Deb [edited for grammar] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JerryBaumchen 1,063 #6 July 7, 2004 Jim Lowe was one of my best friends; both in jumping and in life. He was never a world champion; he got the classical shaft at the '70 World Meet by a French style judge or he would have been the Overall Champion and he came in 5th in Accuracy at the '74 World Meet (his last major competition) when they called the meet as he had moved up to first place at the time; another shaft Also, it was 'Sunny Jim' and not Sonny Jim. I think of him almost every couple of weeks or so; a great guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
airgord 1 #3 July 4, 2004 Hey Deb, how old is Victoria now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
debonair 0 #4 July 4, 2004 QuoteWas Jim Lowe D855. Aka Gentleman Jim and Sonny Jim? Quote To the best of my knowledge, yes that's the same Jim Lowe. He was a pioneer in the early days of National Competition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites debonair 0 #5 July 5, 2004 A photo of Jim Lowe in serious contemplation at an early competition meet (late 60s, early 70s). Thanks Don for sharing. Deb [edited for grammar] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JerryBaumchen 1,063 #6 July 7, 2004 Jim Lowe was one of my best friends; both in jumping and in life. He was never a world champion; he got the classical shaft at the '70 World Meet by a French style judge or he would have been the Overall Champion and he came in 5th in Accuracy at the '74 World Meet (his last major competition) when they called the meet as he had moved up to first place at the time; another shaft Also, it was 'Sunny Jim' and not Sonny Jim. I think of him almost every couple of weeks or so; a great guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
debonair 0 #5 July 5, 2004 A photo of Jim Lowe in serious contemplation at an early competition meet (late 60s, early 70s). Thanks Don for sharing. Deb [edited for grammar] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,063 #6 July 7, 2004 Jim Lowe was one of my best friends; both in jumping and in life. He was never a world champion; he got the classical shaft at the '70 World Meet by a French style judge or he would have been the Overall Champion and he came in 5th in Accuracy at the '74 World Meet (his last major competition) when they called the meet as he had moved up to first place at the time; another shaft Also, it was 'Sunny Jim' and not Sonny Jim. I think of him almost every couple of weeks or so; a great guy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
