James Richard Nelson was a beautiful man who designed and built beautiful things. His wife and family were his first love, but architecture was a very close second (his wife and family may dispute this). Throughout his life he continually looked for opportunities to share his good fortune and good nature with those he met. Jim is pre-deceased by his father, James, mother, Estelle (Yandziak) and sister, Joan (Mansfield). He is survived by his wife Lorraine, his son Jeffrey and wife Catherine (Skelly), daughter Jennifer and husband Jim Cameron, three grandchildren, Gordon Cameron, Sadie Cameron and Kildare Nelson, nephews John Mansfield, wife Lori (Pagenkemper), and Michael Mansfield, wife Pam (McClosky).