Jimmy was born and raised in Colorado, growing up in Southwest Denver and Lakewood where he attended Alameda High School 1964-1967. It was at Alameda where he met his wife Terry. They were married in 1969 and have two adult children.

Jimmy served in the US Navy Reserves and did an active duty tour in Danang and Cam Rahn Bay Vietnam in 1969-1970, serving at the NSA Hospital in Danang and with Seabee unit CBMU 302 in Cam Rahn Bay.

Upon separation from the military, Jimmy returned home and joined the Denver Police Department in September 1970. He retired as a Detective in 2000. Following retirement Jimmy worked for the Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Gaming, as a Criminal Investigator, investigating crimes occurring in the casinos in Blackhawk and Central City, Colorado. Jimmy retired from his law enforcement career on September 1, 2011, completing exactly 41 years in law enforcement.

Following retirement, Jimmy turned to volunteering at Calvary South Denver, a church he had been attending since March 5, 2008. In December 2016, Jimmy became a Licensed Pastor and serves as a Voluntary Assistant Pastor. He now heads up the Security/Greeting Team. Since 2008, Jimmy has volunteered to come in to prepare breakfast for the monthly Men’s Breakfast. Along with Mary Geraci, Jimmy has been a facilitator, for the past 5 years, for the bi-annual, 13-week GriefShare meetings that are held at Calvary South Denver. Jimmy has also taken a course on Biblical Counseling and has done a variety of counseling to include premarital and marriage counseling.

Favorite verse of Scripture Romans 10:13 For whoever calls on the name of Lord shall be saved.