Jim Brian Freed of Dallas, Texas left his body peacefully on Friday, August 8th, 2014, in Plano, Texas, just 12 days shy of his 64th birthday. He fought his colon cancer for nearly 2 years.A native Dallasite, Jim earned his Bachelor and Master degrees in journalism at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas. He loved nature photography, and enjoyed vacationing in Colorado and Hawaii for the beautiful scenery. Besides travelling, his interests included reading, listening to classical music, cooking, building fine-scale models, and caring for his cats, Rudy and Cissy.Jim was preceded in in death by his father, John.He is survived by his wife, Karen; his mother, Jackie; his brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Kathi; his nephew, Brian; and many, many friends and others whose lives he touched.We will all greatly miss him.Please send family condolences and sign the guestbook on this website.