Dear Renate

I’m so terribly sorry for your heartbreaking loss. You have my deepest sympathies at this truly awful time.

May the peace that comes from the memories of your love comfort you now and in the days ahead.

Hoping you find the strength and love in friends and family to face the tough days. 

Please accept my most sincere and deepest condolences.

Arturo Gayol

Liebe Renate, Liebe Alexandra,

unser herzliches Beileid zu eurem Verlust. Wir sind in Gedanken bei euch.

Irina & David Kremer

Dear Renate, Alex, Beth and Dee,  our condolences to you. We will always remember Jim and the great times we spent with him; traveling through Bavaria, going to the planetarium, seeing the Rose Parade, eating great Mexican food, so many things. And the generosity with which he made these things possible! It is rare to meet someone who wants to share so much of what they have and who they are! You were one in a million cousin and we'll miss you greatly.  Much love, Spencer and Maritza 

Dear Renate, Alexandra and the Tiedeman family,

I feel lucky to have known Jim for many years.  I learned a lot from him about being generous and committed, and about the power that comes from doing good things for other people and really living in the conviction of your beliefs.  We shared mostly good times as well as some hard times working together, but whatever was going on Jim was always 100%. 

You have all been in my thoughts over the past weeks - I wish you strength going forward.

John

Dearest Jim, Renate and Family

So many good memories, so many good times together.  I will not forget our friendship.  You were a true close friend and I know your transition has been a good one.

I am very saddened to not be able to speak with you in this realm but know that you are just around the corner for your loved ones, family and friends.

I know you stopped by while I was at the hairdresser, playing Spirit in the Sky, just as I was thinking about you.  It was your way to let us know.

I know I will be seeing you someday again, and look forward to our laughs and tipping a good beer again.

My prayers go out to you, your family, and all your friends.

The native Americans never say goodbye, So there are no goodbyes here.  Only until we meet again. 

Bis wir uns wieder sehen Jim

Im Sympathy 

Ron 

It is with great sadness that I learned of Jim's passing. I met him when he joined the team while I was coordinating the Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow business plan competition run by the American German Business Club in Frankfurt. His initial enthusiasm never waned, nothing was too much trouble, and his support was invaluable. He was also able to secure funding from his employer at the time, AT&T, which was greatly appreciated. His jovial manner and positive outlook on life will always be remembered.

My deepest sympathy goes out to those he has left behind.

Amanda Ife

Liebe Renate und Alex,

zum Verlust Deines lieben Mannes und Papa möchte ich Euch mein herzliches Beileid aussprechen.

Traudi Frank

Kastl / Bayern

My deepest condolences Renate, Alexandra and Jim's family. I knew Jim as a smart, funny and kind person. I am honored I had an opportunity to work with Jim and stay his friend. My heart and prayers are with you.

Liebe Renate, Alexandra, Beth und Melody,

wir trauern mit euch um Jim, euren Ehemann, Vater und Bruder. Es ist sehr traurig, dass er so früh von uns gehen musste.

Wir werden ihn stets in guter Erinnerung behalten.

Euch wünschen wir viel Kraft, um diesen schweren Verlust zu ertragen.

Eure

Maria

Toni, Claudia und Lisa

Ursula, Bernhard, David und Gabriel

Jim was a wonderful, kind, and generous person. I met him when I was in Germany in 1987 and he was part of a small group of friends that hung out in Augsburg. We had some good times and great fun.  I am lucky enough to have remained friends with him and Renate for all of these years since.  I am so sorry to hear of his passing.  I am honored to have known him.  My condolences to his family.

Liebe Renate, liebe Alexandra,

mein herzliches Beileid zum Tod von Jim.
Es tut mir so leid für Euch, dass Euer lieber Mann und Vater so früh gehen musste und ich wünsche Euch Kraft und Segen in dieser schweren Zeit des Abschiednehmens.

In diesen Tagen bin ich öfter in Gedanken bei Euch und finde es schön, dass ich online bei der Trauerfeier dabei sein kann.

Liebe Grüße aus Hannover,

Angelika mit Familie

Dear Brother Jim, Family and Friends,

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of our dear brother James.  He and I became acquainted in the summer of 1976 in Mankato Minnesota.  We met one another and he shared his ideas of faith, of having a personal intimate relationship with the creator of all, through the life and death of Jesus.  After our first encounter I was never the same again, and my life had changed as I went through a true transformation.  So from 46 years ago until this day, I have enjoyed a deeper faith, a closer sense of the Holy Spirit and the blessings of heaven.  Jim was the one witness who at a designated time, spoke with me of the simple yet powerful love of God.  We shared many meals together, along with a few other young men like brothers Rick Leitzman, Peter Wendt, and several others that broke bread together and shared our lives in 1976-78.  It is sad to say, it has been close to 40 years since I've seen Jim face to face, but we did follow one another on Face Book.  Gods love and blessings be with all of you, especially now with his wife and daughter.  

Warmly, Drew Campbell of Mankato MN USA

Lieber Jim,

Du warst ein Mensch mit großem Herzen, viel Humor und unerschütterlichem Optimismus. In der Erinnerung wirst Du uns immer ein Lächeln auf die Lippen zaubern. Leider bist Du viel zu früh von uns gegangen - RIP 

Liebe Renate, liebe Alex, wir wünschen Euch viel Kraft in dieser schweren Zeit

Monika und Svenia (München)

Dear friends,

It is with a heavy sense of loss that I would like to express our condolences and deepest sympathy for Jim's passing.  I regret never having the chance to meet him, but from all the stories from Beth and Dee, I feel like I've known him forever.

With deepest sympathy,

Patty, Svetomir, Emily and Matthew Markovic

Chere Renate et Alexandra

nous nous joignons a votre chagrin suite au deces non notre chere ami de longue date. Jim etait une personne fantastique et genereuse il nous a porte toujours la bonne humeur. Il nous manquera tellement mais son esprit restera pour toujours dans nos memoires.

Nos sinceres condoleances

Giovanni et Ivana

Augsburg/Kobarid

Lieber Jim,

wir sind sehr traurig, dass du nicht mehr bei uns bist.

Du wirst uns sehr fehlen! 

Vielen Dank für die schönen Erinnerungen, die wir behalten dürfen ♥️

Marianne & Andreas

*****

Mit einem Lächeln denke ich gerade zurück an unseren Einsatz bei einem Biernotstand auf dem Truppenübungsplatz in Grafenwöhr. Es war Samstag Nachmittag, wir fuhren mit zwei Transporter von Augsburg nach Kaltenberg zur Brauerei. Von dort ging es voll beladen nach Grafenwöhr. Am nächsten Tag war das Bier ? schon wieder leer.

Lieber Jim,

wir vermissen Dich so sehr.

Es macht uns unendlich traurig, dass du nicht mehr bei uns bist.

Du warst so ein herzlicher, fröhlicher, großzügiger und immer positiv denkender Mensch.

Du hast das Leben geliebt. Du hast Deine Familie über alles geliebt. Mit Dir wurde es niemals langweilig.

Wir durften so viel zusammen erleben und dafür sind wir sehr dankbar. Diese Erinnerungen bleiben für ewig und werden uns immer ein Lächeln ins Gesicht zaubern.

Wie schön, dass wir ein Stück des Weges mit Dir gehen durften.

* * * *

Liebe Renate, liebe Alexandra,

wir wünschen Euch ganz viel Kraft in dieser schweren Zeit. Wir sind in Gedanken bei Euch und immer für Euch da.

Aloisia, Georg & Tobias

Lieber Jim, 

Du wirst uns sehr fehlen! 

Vielen Dank für die schönen Erinnerungen, die wir behalten dürfen ♥️

Corina und Michael 

mit Marie und Ben 

Lieber Jim,

wir sind sehr traurig, dass du nicht mehr bei uns bist.

Es war immer sehr schön, wenn du bei uns zu Besuch in Höresham warst.

Elfriede & Sepp 

Lieber Jim,

wir können es immer noch nicht glauben, dass du nicht mehr nach Höresham kommst und sind unendlich traurig darüber.

Wir werden dich niemals vergessen und noch oft von dir erzählen.

Amoi seng ma uns wieda! ❤️

Andrea und Hannes mit Helena 

In stiller Anteilnahme 

Deine Freunde aus Frankfurt - Bad Homburg - Washington

Ein Freund geht und viele schöne Erinnerungen bleiben

Thomas und Familie 

I was deeply saddened at the news of Jim's passing. He was a good friend and colleague whilst my wife and I were living in Germany (2015-2018). Jim had a big personality and a kind heart and was always such a positive person. I extend my heartfelt condolences to Renete and Alex. Vale Jim Tiedeman, taken from us too soon! xx

Our sincerest condolences to Renate, Alexandra and the Tiedeman family at this most difficult time.
You have our deepest sympathy and unwavering support.

Wishing you peace, comfort, courage, and lots of love at this time of sorrow. Our heart goes out to you at this difficult time.

Jelena & Nermin Selimic and Family.

Liebe Renate, liebe Alex,

zum Verlust Deines Mann, Deines Vaters mein aufrichtiges Beileid.

Roland mit Gabi und Korbinian

Kastl / Bayern

Ich denke gerade zurück an so manche gesellige Abende in Höresham mit Jim bei fortgeschrittener Stunde……..

The world has one less wonderful person in it without Jim. I thank him for making Renate’s life a joy and being a great dad to Alex. I regret not being able to take advantage of his tour guide skills again, he help create some of my most cherished memories with Renate and my sister. You will be missed 

Lieber Jim,

Es ist so traurig, dass du nicht mehr unter ist bist! Danke für all deine Ermutigung, deinen Glauben und Inspiration. 
Du bist nun bei deinem himmlischen Vater angekommen! 

Du wirst uns als Mann des Glaubens in Erinnerung bleiben! Wir sehen uns wieder. 

Viktor und Sabrina

Lieber Jim 

du wirst immer in unseren Herzen sein !

In stillem Gedenken

 Familie Joachim Schmidtke 

Words cannot express the sadness we feel for Uncle Jim’s unexpected passing.     He shared many moments in our lives and we always looked forward to seeing him and the family.

Please accept our condolences and know how much we are thinking of you. 

Love,

Colorado Tiedeman’s.