Everett, Washington
James Robert Deal
2024
James Robert Deal died in Everett, Washington, on April 10, 2024, of head and neck cancer complicated by COVID. James was born on June 5, 1947, in Blytheville, Arkansas, and named after his father James Robert. He attended Blytheville High School, graduating in 1965. During high school he developed his love for music and participated in both the band and the choir. Since he came from a religious family, he attended Harding College, a school affiliated with the Church of Christ, in Searcy, Arkansas. There he majored in divinity and graduated with a B.A. in Theology and Business, Summa Cum Laude, in 1969. James developed a love of swimming and lettered on the collegiate swim team at Harding....