Sad news tonight from Betty Glass Westlake, a/k/a Tequila Sunrise:
Jim died on Monday in Sebring, FL.
... Our 11 years of a happy marriage was born through a Hash connection
at Bob Halladay and Gloria Laguna's home in Arlington. Jim's first Hash
name was suggested by the Oral Advocate and it was ‘Mother Trucker;’ for
his 200th run he got the name ‘It's Too Long.’
I think I reached 490 runs but moved
to Florida. My last Hash name was ‘Tequila
Sunrise.’ However, I like my 300 run
name ‘Hot and Spicy.’
Tell the Hash friends
I say Hello and that I remember all of them very dearly.
She also attached Jim's obituary, which will appear in tomorrow's Washington Post:
James Hewlett Westlake, born in Washington, D.C., on
February 27, 1946, passed away on Monday, May 12, in Sebring, Florida at the
age of 68. Jim is survived by his wife Elizabeth (Betty)
Glass-Westlake, his mother Virginia Westlake of Orange, VA, his sister Sharon
Goodman of Haymarket, VA, his son Sean Westlake of Anthem, AZ, his son Scott
Westlake of Leesburg, VA, and grandson Hayden Westlake of Leesburg, VA.
Jim leaves a large group of family, friends and colleagues who will always miss him for his dedication, drive, and his relentless positive outlook.
A current resident of Sebring, Florida, he was a 56-year resident of Northern Virginia, living in both Arlington and Vienna. He earned a bachelor’s degree from American University in Washington, D.C. and A.A.S. from Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA.
Jim was employed by Northern Virginia Community College as an Instructor and Laboratory Supervisor.
Jim leaves a large group of family, friends and colleagues who will always miss him for his dedication, drive, and his relentless positive outlook.
A current resident of Sebring, Florida, he was a 56-year resident of Northern Virginia, living in both Arlington and Vienna. He earned a bachelor’s degree from American University in Washington, D.C. and A.A.S. from Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, VA.
Jim was employed by Northern Virginia Community College as an Instructor and Laboratory Supervisor.
In 1978, he joined the National Automobile Dealers
Association (NADA) as a Field Consultant. He started the NADA’s Training Services Department
as the Manager of that group. Jim held several positions with NADA’s Dealership
Operations Group, before becoming Associate Director of the American Truck
Dealers (ATD), a Division of NADA in 1982.
In 1986, he was promoted to Director of ATD, and in 2003 promoted once
again as Executive Director of ATD.
He retired from NADA/ATD in August of 2009 and moved with his wife Elizabeth (Betty) to Sebring, FL in 2010. No services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made in James' memory to The National Kidney Foundation, 1040 Woodcock Road, Ste 119, Orlando, FL 32803-3510 or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 84092, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 or Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33870.
He retired from NADA/ATD in August of 2009 and moved with his wife Elizabeth (Betty) to Sebring, FL in 2010. No services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made in James' memory to The National Kidney Foundation, 1040 Woodcock Road, Ste 119, Orlando, FL 32803-3510 or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 84092, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 or Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33870.
No services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made in James' memory to The
National Kidney Foundation
, 1040 Woodcock Road, Ste 119, Orlando, FL 32803-3510 www.kidney.org or
American Heart Association
, P.O. Box 84092, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 www.heart.org or Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33870 www.chaptershealth.org
- See more at:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=james-h-westlake&pid=171027951&fhid=3139#sthash.FgGNeIbo.dpuf
No services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made in James' memory to The
National Kidney Foundation
, 1040 Woodcock Road, Ste 119, Orlando, FL 32803-3510 www.kidney.org or
American Heart Association
, P.O. Box 84092, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 www.heart.org or Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33870 www.chaptershealth.org
- See more at:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=james-h-westlake&pid=171027951&fhid=3139#sthash.FgGNeIbo.dpuf
No services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made in James' memory to The
National Kidney Foundation
, 1040 Woodcock Road, Ste 119, Orlando, FL 32803-3510 www.kidney.org or
American Heart Association
, P.O. Box 84092, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 www.heart.org or Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33870 www.chaptershealth.org
- See more at:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=james-h-westlake&pid=171027951&fhid=3139#sthash.FgGNeIbo.dpuf
Betty's address is in the hash directory; if you can't find it, you're welcome to contact me for info.
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