James Carl Firsich (81) passed away on December 19, 2022 in Wasco, California. James, who was better known as Jim, was born on September 18, 1941 in Batesville, Indiana. He lived in Wasco for over 20 years. He is survived by his four children, Debbie, Steven, Jason and Julie. He has twelve grandchildren; Andrew, Austin, Alyssa, Ciara, Brett, Sheldon, Anthony, Laci, Olivia, Brittany, David, Carl and ten great- grandchildren; Colton, Rylie, Kaylee, Jayden, Aurora, Jaycee, Charlee, Malcolm, Paige, Naya. Jim loved all sports but especially Nascar, any type of car racing really. He raced cars in his younger years and won many races in his day. His racing number was #11 and his team racing color was yellow. He was also an excellent pool player that could take on anyone and won several pool tournaments. He was also famous for his ability to make the train sound which earned him the nickname "Choo Choo", this was the name he used for his racing team and he would make the choo choo sound whenever he won a race. Jim LOVED dogs and had his faithful companion Faith with him everywhere he went. He loved and supported all the Wasco sports teams as well as his church community. He will be greatly missed.

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, January 14th at 1:00pm at his church home of Westside Family Fellowship located at 2150 Palm Ave, Wasco, CA 93280

For live streaming of Jim's Memorial Service please click on the following link: https://www.westsidefamilyfellowship.church . Click on the "WATCH A GATHERING" button. Note that you will be led to previous services because it is not currently live.