Most people probably didn't know Sutherland played on the Basketball team when he moved here his Junior and Senior year. A hard worker, a really good guy. Jim had legs that booked like tree trucks, we use to kid him he looked more like a football player rather than a basketball player. I always had a good time with Jim but really never was great friends, but he was always a great team mate, worked hard, fit in with the group and was certainly an asset to the team. Jim passed way to early, sometimes life isn't really fair.
I was shocked at one of our early reunions to learn Jim had passed. He was one of many classmates I wish I had gotten to know better during my two short years in Haltom City. Like Billy, I knew Sutherland mostly as a basketball team mate. What a stout fellow. Might not have been the most talented guy on the team, but if he set a pick, you didn't get around him. And, I think he actually dunked the ball at practice one day, at least that's how my aged mind remembers it. Jim was a fun and funny person to be around, who had a great smile that is missed.
Billy Arnold
Most people probably didn't know Sutherland played on the Basketball team when he moved here his Junior and Senior year. A hard worker, a really good guy. Jim had legs that booked like tree trucks, we use to kid him he looked more like a football player rather than a basketball player. I always had a good time with Jim but really never was great friends, but he was always a great team mate, worked hard, fit in with the group and was certainly an asset to the team. Jim passed way to early, sometimes life isn't really fair.
Bill Tolbert
I was shocked at one of our early reunions to learn Jim had passed. He was one of many classmates I wish I had gotten to know better during my two short years in Haltom City. Like Billy, I knew Sutherland mostly as a basketball team mate. What a stout fellow. Might not have been the most talented guy on the team, but if he set a pick, you didn't get around him. And, I think he actually dunked the ball at practice one day, at least that's how my aged mind remembers it. Jim was a fun and funny person to be around, who had a great smile that is missed.