April 2013 - Tribute to Jim Muldrow - South Piedmont Community ...

“I FIRST MET JIM when he took my picture for the
directory after I was hired full time in March 2012. Remembering Jim
He put me at ease; he was patient and kind as he
asked me about my life to introduce me to all via The Insider. He listened to me and then let me
choose the picture from his camera for the directory. He just genuinely cared about how I felt. I
saw this again when he took my picture for the last Insider. I answered a question correctly and
won an apron and a gift card! Jim came by my office to take my picture and made sure the shot
was a good one. We both smiled a lot that morning! I was very happy. I believe he was too. I
will miss his quiet smile.”
Robin Gibson
Instructor, Nursing Assistant
“I HAVE SO MANY precious memories of Jim. I remember many days I would be working
away at my desk, would look up and Jim would be standing in the hall, camera in hand, snapping
away, and grinning like he was up to something. Another amusing incident was when I put the
UNC-Charlotte mascot on his office door. Everyone knew that Jim was a proud graduate of
UNC – Chapel Hill, but I could have been listening to that little devil on my shoulder and put the
Duke Blue Devils mascot up instead. He knew immediately I was the guilty party and headed
straight to my office, hands on his hips, and said, ‘Did you do this?’ I tried to deny it but he
knew it was me.
“Jim and I talked a lot after his cancer diagnosis. My maternal grandmother had suffered a
similar illness as Jim and had a colostomy as a result of many surgeries. Topics of discussion
will not be discussed here, but we did have many light-hearted discussions about it. And how
could I forget his ‘man-purse’ that he carried during chemo weeks. He carried it with dignity
and would laugh and say he did not understand women wanting to carry purses all the time. He
found them to be a nuisance.
“I learned a lot from Jim: How to be strong in times of crisis, how to face uncertainty with
dignity and grace, how to be strong when you want to be weak, how to face each day with a
smile, and, most of all, how blessed I am to have had Jim as a friend and colleague. We are all
richer because of his friendship”
Joy Pope
Admissions and Testing Specialist
“JIM WAS A VERY KIND, selfless person. Less than two weeks before his passing, we were
leaving work at the same time. I was about 20 feet behind him in the cafeteria. Just before
reaching the door, he noticed me and, with some difficulty, held the door for me to go first. Jim's
body was getting weak, but his values remained strong!”
Nancy Price
Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Applied Science and Technology