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Jimmy Lee Dawson

Jimmy Lee Dawson

Jimmy Lee Dawson

Jimmy Lee Dawson, 75, of Apache Junction, Arizona passed away May 5, 2015 after a 5 year battle with Alzheimer’s. He is survived by his son: Jimmy D. Dawson and his daughter: Christina (Robert) Duwel. Siblings: Joy Greene and Judy (Bill) Euwer. Several nieces and nephews and even more very dear friends.

He was born in Maryville, Missouri to Ernest and Florence (Sanders) Dawson and was 7th of 8 children.

Jim was a steel painter his entire life and worked on some amazing jobs. He was proud to tell people that he built the Hoover Dam, Bank One Ballpark and Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant over the many years of his career. He loved camping, fishing, sand rails in the desert and just sitting at the local truck stop in St. Joe with the gang (Collins crew you know who you are!)

A Memorial Service and inurnment with Honors will be held June 5, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to At Seasons End Mortuary 480-982-7721.

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