James E. Kumpula Obituary

James E. Kumpula attended St Louis Park High School in St. Louis Park, MN. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about James E. Kumpula.

Graduation Year	Class of 1959
Date of Passing	Oct 25, 1992
About	Jim Kumpula suffered from congenital heart health issues beginning at the age of 33 when he had his first heart attack. Jim Kumpula passed away from heart failure at the age of 51 on October 25, 1992 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was survived by his second wife Usha Charan-Kumpula of Auckland NZ, first wife Judith (Lund) Kumpula Welker of Bloomington, MN, sons James E. Kumpula, Jr. of Hudson, WI, and Colin Charan-Kumpula of Wellington, NZ, daughters JoEllen Kumpula of Hopkins, MN and Charis Charan-Kumpula of Auckland, NZ, grandchildren, Kathleen Hurst-Kumpula of Apple Valley, MN and Jacob E. Hurst-Kumpula of Apple Valley, MN. Jim is being inducted into the St. Louis Park High School Athletic Dept. Hall of Fame in September 2009 for his great accomplishments in track & field.