James “Jimmy” Fox, age 50, of Isanti died unexpectedly July 29, 2022 in Cook, MN. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, AUGUST 13th at 11:00 A.M. at Strike Life Tributes in Isanti. A time for visiting will be held one hour prior to the service.
James Richard Fox was born February 16, 1972 in Minneapolis, MN to Gary and Colleen (DeGroff) Fox. He grew up in the East Bethel area and graduated from St. Francis High School in 1990. Jimmy married Julie in 2001 and they were blessed with a son, Zachary. They made their home in Isanti. Jimmy worked as a Yardmaster at BNSF for 30 years where he had many friends. He was a social person with an infectious smile and everyone who knew him liked him. Jimmy loved fishing, hunting, football, fantasy football, motorcycling and snowmobiling.
Jimmy passed away unexpectedly July 29, 2022 in Cook, Minnesota at the age of 50. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Philip and Peggy Fox, and Ernest and Elsie DeGroff.
He will be lovingly remembered by his parents, Gary and Colleen Fox; son, Zachary; former wife, Julie; brothers, Steven and Mark; nephews, Jordan (McKenzee) and Dominick; great-niece, Juniper; and by many other family and friends.
Oh James we new you well !
RIP Buddy, you were a fighter and always had a good attitude. A great friend and co-worker gone to soon.
See you on the other side…..
Koop
Donna and I wish our heartfelt condolences to all Jimmy’s family and friends. We pray the sorrow that you feel is eased by the loving memories you have of Jimmy.
Jimmy,
We hung out with you guys (Steve, Neal, Jay and you) when we were in high school. Us the girls from Spring Lake Park (Lidia, Tammy and i) .. you guys the boys from SF.
We saw a post on FB about you passing. So sorry your life was cut short … lots of great memories of those times with you.
Saying a prayer for you, your family and friends