James Monroe Chastain Jr. (Jimbo) Roy, UtahJames (Jimbo) M Chastain Jr. only son of Pauline (Frazer) Chastain and. James M Chastain Sr. passed away August 2, 2011. He was born December 6, 1918 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A 1937 graduate of Little Rock Senior High School, Jim enlisted in the US Army Air Corps and received an appointment as a Warrant Officer in 1943. On January 11, 1947, he married Genevieve (Jean) Jerla at Mac Dill AAF FL. For 29 years, CWO Chastain served his country first as a member of the Army Air Corps and then with the US Air Force. He was stationed in the US, Southern Pacific, Philippines, Okinawa, Greenland, Japan and Viet-Nam. Upon retirement from the US Air Force in 1966, he entered civil service at Hill AFB and was employed there until 1981 when he fully retired. He was a member of Ogden First United Methodist Church and the following fraternal organizations: Unity Lodge No.18 FAM, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Salt Lake; Orient of Utah; A Nobel of El Kalah Shrine, York Rite Chapter, Council, and Commandery of Ogden; Order of the Eastern Star, Corinne Chapter No 11 and National Sojourners. Jim also served as Chapter Dad for the Order of DeMolay at Tachikawa AB, Japan, Misawa AB Japan, Sumter, SC and Ogden UT. He was also a life member of the American Legion and the VFW. For the past 6 years he served as a volunteer tour guide at the Hill AFB Aerospace museum chapel, sharing with visitors the history of the US Air Force and specifically, the chapel. Affectionately known as Jimbo, he became a Shrine Clown in 1955 and spent the next 50+ years entertaining young and old audiences across the US as well as in Japan and Germany. In 1991 as a member of a clown delegation sponsored by the People to People program he had the privilege to entertain audiences in Poland, Hungary and Russia. He is also a member of the Utah Clown Alley of Ogden and a life member of the Utah Jesters Clown Alley of Salt Lake City.During his 92 years of service and commitment of bringing smiles to others, he received the following awards: DeMolays Chevalier, Legion of Honor and Cross of Honor; a member of the Shrines Intermountain Hospital Hall of Fame and El Kalah Shrine Temples Hall of Fame. He also received many top honors at national clown competitions for Costume and Make up. Jimbos clowning was not just for the fun and entertainment he brought to thousands but was fueled by his passion to support the Shiners Hospitals for Children . He truly lived the Shriners motto, No man has ever stood so tall as when he stooped to help a child." In 2008, he was honored by the Volunteer Center of Weber County and the Hill AFB Aerospace Museum for his outstanding service to the museum and the county as Volunteer of the Year. Jim was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Genevieve; his mother, Pauline Lewis; stepfather, Roy A. Lewis; father, James M Chastain Sr.; brother, William Roy Chastain; sisters, Elizabeth Sloop and Donna Taylor. He is survived by his children, Nancy Frazier of Milton DE and Michael Chastain of North Ogden, daughter in law, Kary Chastain, son in law, Robert Frazier, three grandsons, Sean M. (Jenn) Frazier, Patrick J. (Trini) Frazier and Andrew K. (Amber) Chastain and three great grandchildren, Brayden, Zoe and Ty Frazier. The family extends its heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the surgical staff at McKay Dee Regional hospital and especially to the Navy Neighborhood Wing staff at the George A. Wahlen VA Nursing Center for their compassion, attention and care given to the entire family. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Hill Air Force Base Aerospace Museum Chapel. A viewing will be held Friday, August 5, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. and one hour prior to funeral services, also held at the Museum Chapel. Services under the direction of Leavitts Mortuary. Entombment will be held at Leavitts Aultorest Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations are made to the Shrine Intermountain Hospital Travel Fund http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/en.aspx or to a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.leavittsmortuary.com Visitation Information Date: Saturday, August 6, 2011 Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am Hill Air Force Base Aerospace Museum Chapel Address: , , , , | Map Service Information Date: Saturday, August 6, 2011 Time: 10:00 am - Hill Air Force Base Aerospace Museum Chapel Address: , , , , | Map Cemetery Information Date: Saturday, August 6, 2011 Leavitts Aultorest Memorial Park Address: 836 36th Street, , Ogden, UT, | Map