James "jim" Vincent Obituary

James "jim" Vincent attended Eisenhower High School in Yakima, WA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about James "jim" Vincent.

Graduation Year	Class of 1972
Date of Passing	Mar 29, 2023
About	On March 29th, as a spectacular sunset lit the sky, Jim gazed out his window for the final time. James Maxwell Vincent was raised in Yakima, Washington by parents Max and Lenore Vincent along with sister, Carol Brahmst and brother, Mike Vincent. Jim graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1972 and went on to attend University of Puget Sound. From there he attended Emory University of Medicine. Along the way he gathered many great friends that he remained in touch with throughout his life. He returned to the Northwest where he began his residency in Internal Medicine followed by a fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care at UW. In 1987 he joined Minor & James and also worked in Critical Care at Swedish Hospital where he practiced until 2005. His final years were spent at MD2 as he continued his association with Swedish. He was a compassionate, thorough and dedicated physician to the very end of his life. He loved what he did and his patients expressed a warm fondness for him, as did his colleagues. Many in the Seattle medical community will long remember his contributions. Jim had many passions; chief among them were bicycling, tinkering in his workshop, spectating sports and listening to Bruce Springsteen. His favorite place was his beloved Lake Chelan where taking the boat for a spin, a dip in the lake or enjoying a beer while barbecuing were favorite pastimes. Most of all, he is survived by his three amazing children; Maxwell, Thomas and Karianna, who were the light of his life, and their mother, Rita. He became a grandfather to Charlotte Rae, Maxwell and Danielle's first child, a month before and delighted in that moment. Jim was so full of life and will be missed by all who knew him. To honor his life, a donation may be made to northwestharvest.org. Everyone has a story about Jim. If you have one that you would like to share with his family, please send it to caroleb rahmst@gmail.com.

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William Buchanan '72 said:

Back in the Early 80's, I was working for Shepard Ambulance in Seattle, and spent a lot of time at the Harborview ER. One day I was dropping a patient off there and heard a Physician giving orders from the next curtain over. It was a very familiar voice, so went over and sure enough, it was Jim Vincent doing a rotation in the Harborview ER!
Over the years as Jim went through his residency and Fellowship we would run into each other at the Hospitals and ER's where Jim was seeing patients. This continued during my ongoing education at Harborview as a King County Medic and eventually a Physician Assistant. I would occasionally see his patients and transport them, and they all universally loved and respected him as their Physician.
We went through Kindergarten together and High School. Just shear co-incidence that we had the privilege of seeing each other throughout our professional lives as well. He will be sorely missed.

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