Grapevine, Texas
James Phelan
1957 — 2024
James Matthew "Jim" Phelan, age 66, devoted husband, loving father, cherished grandpa, and loyal brother, passed away on February 18, 2024, in Grapevine, Texas, after a long but valiant battle with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He was surrounded by members of his adoring family. Jim was born on October 1, 1957, in Tecumseh, Michigan, the oldest of Dr. Alvin Joseph "A. J." and Elizabeth Rose "Bette" (VanLerberghe) Phelan's six children. (Jim adamantly believed that he was actually born September 30, but his mother reportedly wanted an October birthday, which was her own birth month.) In 1971, he and his family moved to Lansing, Michigan, where Jim graduated from Waverly High School...