At his request, a private celebration of his life is being planned for a sunset boat excursion on the River Seine in Paris, France for Jim B. Mallory, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Cornelia. Jim's remains will be scattered in a beautiful public park in Dallas, Texas - his adopted hometown.
Mr. Mallory passed away April 17, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.
Jim was born at Ft. McPherson in Atlanta in 1954. He was brought up in Mt. Airy and Cornelia. Jim was the son of the late Jim B. Mallory of Atlanta and the late Floyce Wright Mallory of Cornelia. His maternal grandparents were the late William Luther Wright and the late Vallie Jane Patton Wright. He came from a big extended blood family with many first cousins, first cousins once removed, twice and three times removed, many of whom survive him. He also had a very large family of choice located across the United States with a concentration in Dallas, Texas.
He was retired from the healthcare computer system industry where he had been employed by IBM, Accenture, Electronic Data Systems, and Perot Systems Corporation at multiple locations across the United States.
In addition to Texas and Georgia, Jim had lived in a number of other states including California, New Mexico, and North Carolina. His business years afforded him opportunities to travel to virtually all 50 states as well as European locations. By far, Jim's favorite place in the world was Paris, France.
He was an active, engaged, and continuously sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous for almost 40 years.
He attended Hazel Grove Elementary School, South Habersham High School, and was among the academic top five percent of students in the second graduating class of Habersham Central High School in 1972. He received his associates degree from University of North Georgia (Gainesville) in 1974 and his bachelor of science from the University of Georgia in 1976. He attended graduate school at Georgia State University in 1980.
Jim first moved to Dallas, Texas in 1981 and remained there until 1983 when he began his "journey across America" moving to and working in multiple cities and states. He moved back to Dallas in 1989 and remained there until his death.
Jim considered himself a naturalized Texan but a true Georgian at heart and forever a DAWG.
His many visits to Paris each time culminated in a nighttime trip down the Seine enjoying the lights of Paris from the open upper deck of a boat. Jim once described his greatest sense of peace was when he was the lone passenger on the upper deck of a boat sailing down the Seine at night with the city lights flowing through a light snow.