James Sherwood Tipton, age 76, died on May 16, 2018 in Lake Chapala , Ajijic, Mexico of cancer. He was born in Ashland, Ohio on January 18, 1942 to James Robert and Ruth Burcher Tipton.
Jim played in the Ohio State Boys Band and was an Eagle Scout graduating from Ashland High School in 1960. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Purdue University and was a professor at Alma College (Michigan) from 1970-1983 when he moved to Denver, Colorado to become a stockbroker. From 1992-2005, living a solitary life as a beekeeper in Glade Park, Colorado, he rediscovered his voice as a poet. His book, Letters from a Stranger, won the 1999 Colorado Book Award in Poetry. He later moved to Central Mexico where he continued writing. His poetry has been widely published with a new book due out on Amazon in June, The Alphabet of Longing.
Jim is survived by his wife Martha, his children Jennifer Tipton (Michael) of Denver, James Tipton (Tanya) of Salt Lake City and Gabriella Rodriguez (Victor) of Ajijic, six grandchildren, two sisters, Peggy (Ed) Lutz and Nancy (Bob) Davis, many nieces and nephews as well as his family of friends in Mexico.
A celebration of life and readings of his poetry was held in Ajijic, Mexico on May 19.
For those who care to make a donation in Jim's honor, a James Sherwood Tipton Scholarship has been created at the Ashland County Community Foundation, 300 College Avenue, Ashland, Oh 44805 for students entering the language arts field.
Jim played in the Ohio State Boys Band and was an Eagle Scout graduating from Ashland High School in 1960. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Purdue University and was a professor at Alma College (Michigan) from 1970-1983 when he moved to Denver, Colorado to become a stockbroker. From 1992-2005, living a solitary life as a beekeeper in Glade Park, Colorado, he rediscovered his voice as a poet. His book, Letters from a Stranger, won the 1999 Colorado Book Award in Poetry. He later moved to Central Mexico where he continued writing. His poetry has been widely published with a new book due out on Amazon in June, The Alphabet of Longing.
Jim is survived by his wife Martha, his children Jennifer Tipton (Michael) of Denver, James Tipton (Tanya) of Salt Lake City and Gabriella Rodriguez (Victor) of Ajijic, six grandchildren, two sisters, Peggy (Ed) Lutz and Nancy (Bob) Davis, many nieces and nephews as well as his family of friends in Mexico.
A celebration of life and readings of his poetry was held in Ajijic, Mexico on May 19.
For those who care to make a donation in Jim's honor, a James Sherwood Tipton Scholarship has been created at the Ashland County Community Foundation, 300 College Avenue, Ashland, Oh 44805 for students entering the language arts field.
James Sherwood Tipton, age 76, died on May 16, 2018 in Lake Chapala , Ajijic, Mexico of cancer. He was born in Ashland, Ohio on January 18, 1942 to James Robert and Ruth Burcher Tipton.
Jim played in the Ohio State Boys Band and was an Eagle Scout graduating from Ashland High School in 1960. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Purdue University and was a professor at Alma College (Michigan) from 1970-1983 when he moved to Denver, Colorado to become a stockbroker. From 1992-2005, living a solitary life as a beekeeper in Glade Park, Colorado, he rediscovered his voice as a poet. His book, Letters from a Stranger, won the 1999 Colorado Book Award in Poetry. He later moved to Central Mexico where he continued writing. His poetry has been widely published with a new book due out on Amazon in June, The Alphabet of Longing.
Jim is survived by his wife Martha, his children Jennifer Tipton (Michael) of Denver, James Tipton (Tanya) of Salt Lake City and Gabriella Rodriguez (Victor) of Ajijic, six grandchildren, two sisters, Peggy (Ed) Lutz and Nancy (Bob) Davis, many nieces and nephews as well as his family of friends in Mexico.
A celebration of life and readings of his poetry was held in Ajijic, Mexico on May 19.
For those who care to make a donation in Jim's honor, a James Sherwood Tipton Scholarship has been created at the Ashland County Community Foundation, 300 College Avenue, Ashland, Oh 44805 for students entering the language arts field.
Jim played in the Ohio State Boys Band and was an Eagle Scout graduating from Ashland High School in 1960. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Purdue University and was a professor at Alma College (Michigan) from 1970-1983 when he moved to Denver, Colorado to become a stockbroker. From 1992-2005, living a solitary life as a beekeeper in Glade Park, Colorado, he rediscovered his voice as a poet. His book, Letters from a Stranger, won the 1999 Colorado Book Award in Poetry. He later moved to Central Mexico where he continued writing. His poetry has been widely published with a new book due out on Amazon in June, The Alphabet of Longing.
Jim is survived by his wife Martha, his children Jennifer Tipton (Michael) of Denver, James Tipton (Tanya) of Salt Lake City and Gabriella Rodriguez (Victor) of Ajijic, six grandchildren, two sisters, Peggy (Ed) Lutz and Nancy (Bob) Davis, many nieces and nephews as well as his family of friends in Mexico.
A celebration of life and readings of his poetry was held in Ajijic, Mexico on May 19.
For those who care to make a donation in Jim's honor, a James Sherwood Tipton Scholarship has been created at the Ashland County Community Foundation, 300 College Avenue, Ashland, Oh 44805 for students entering the language arts field.
