Lynch III, James Joseph Passed away on April 17, 2011, after a terse battle with cancer. He was 63 years old. Known as 'Jimmy' to friends and family, he was born on December 15, 1947, in Hartford, Connecticut. The family moved to Texas in 1964, where Jimmy graduated from Hillcrest High School in Dallas. He studied art at the University of North Texas and lived around the state for 25 years before returning to Hartford, Connecticut in 1989, where he resided the rest of his life. Brilliant, witty, charming, irresponsible and the eternal Peter Pan, he lived for that moment that he never quite discovered though he came pretty close at the end. Jimmy's youthful adventures were serialized in Southwest Review in the late nineteen- sixties and seventies under the title 'Flash Gordon, Whom I Loathe' by David Searcy. An avid reader and collector of Sherlock Holmes material, Jimmy also contributed poems to a small publication edited by the late poet, Gerald Burns. As a member of the American Artillery Association, Jimmy often blew things up. As Co-Chairman and Regional Director-elect of a local patient advocacy program, he worked to rebuild. Revered by anyone who knew him well, his motto of "There's always a parking space in front" reflects the resilience and ebullience that he inspired so many with. Jimmy is preceded in death by his parents, James J. Lynch, Jr., Ruth Barry Lynch, and his beloved dog, Cleo. He is survived by his son, James Joseph Lynch IV, of Krum, Texas; sister, Christine Lynch Banks, of Austin, Texas; brother, Joseph Patrick Lynch (Allyson), and nephew, Chase Joseph Lynch, of Boston, Massachusetts; best friend, Marsha Banas, and her dog Sydney, of Hartford, Connecticut. A memorial service will be held in Austin, Texas, accompanied by light artillery fire and a display of imported fireworks from embargoed countries, readings in Latin of major works of contemporary literature accompanied by interpretive dance courtesy of the Maori peoples of New Zealand, a showcasing of milestone achievements in the field of experimental robotics, a production of 'Our Town' at a nearby red school house, a declaration of peace between several warring nations, a test firing of Nasa's first manned Mars lander, several tectonic shifts, a slow rotation of planets, definitive contact from benevolent extra-terrestrials, and the announcement that time travel is indeed possible if we all just agree on it, all at a date to be announced. Gifts in support of cancer research can be made to The University of Connecticut Health Science Center. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=james-lynch&pid=150671334#sthash.j8Bkvepn.dpuf