KC Contact Winter 2013 Edition | Page 13

IN MEMORIAM James Stanley Sharpe 1949 - 2013 Jennifer (Roschman) Coombs Leon A. King 1943 - 2013 1964 - 2013 James Stanley Sharpe was born Aug. 24, 1949 in London, Ontario and passed away Feb. 9, 2013 in Oshawa, ON. He attended Kingsway College from 1966-1968. He met his wife Bonnie (Buchanan) during his time at KC and they married in 1970. He followed the Lord’s calling and began attending Canadian University College in 1972 and completed 4 years of theology. During his seventeen years, of ministry he pastored in NL, NS, and NB. Jim had a deep desire to share his faith through music and will be fondly remembered for his songwriting abilities. During his life time he composed over 2,000 songs. He always said “the Lord and I wrote them together.” Jim, along with his wife Bonnie, travelled to many churches in Alberta, British Columbia and the Maritime Provinces, presenting the love of Jesus through their music ministry. Jim is survived by his wife Bonnie and daughters Andrea and Erica. January 14_Layout 1 13-12-10 3:41 PM Jennifer (Roschman) Coombs was born September 4, 1964 to