James Herbert Holmes was born July 4, 1940, in Omak Washington and died April 4th, 2023, at Monarch Gardens Memory Care Center in Brookings Oregon. He was surrounded by his loving family.He practiced as an Emergency Room physician for over 50 years in the Air Force and as a civilian in the Bay Area, Bend Oregon, and finished his last 25 years at Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City. Throughout his life, he provided kind and loving care to all his patients.Devoted son, husband, brother, father, friend and animal lover, he is survived by his beloved wife Lynn, daughters Isabelle (with Roger), Beth (with Pat), sons Mark (with Pia), Sebastian (with Cindy), brother Larry (with Bronia), sister Kayla and sister-in-law Esther, his grandchildren Justine (with Lou), Gloria (with Cedric), Tyler, Ayla and Louis as well as his great grandchildren Elvina and Capucine.Proceed in death by parents, Les and Mildred, and brother Scott.A compassionate and gentle man as you will ever find, Jim shared his love of nature with everyone.While we are heartbroken at our loss, we are also deeply appreciative of the gift of his presence in our lives.There will be a Celebration of his life on June 29th, 2023, at Cultural Center, 1001 Front Street Crescent City, CA between 2:00-4:00PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation.Arrangements are under the direction of Wier’s Mortuary Chapel. Please sign the family’s online guest book at www.wiersmortuary.com. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });