Born on September 22, 1953 in Rhinebeck, NY, Jim was the son of the late George J and Ruth L Blagriff Fluegel.
On November 6, 1971 he married the love of his life, Evelyn (Simmons) Fluegel, who survives at their home, his daughter, Ruth Laura (Fluegel) Frisenda, her husband Eric Frisenda with their sons, Noah and Peter Frisenda, his siblings Marilyn Valliant (Fluegel), Jon (Pat) Fluegel, George Fluegel (predeceased) along with many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and numerous friends; most especially Stephen J Cole and Chet Damon.
Jim grew up in the Hudson Valley area and was employed by IBM East Fishkill as an engineering technician for over 25 years.
He was a dedicated member and secretary of the Hendrick Hudson Lodge #825 in Red Hook, NY.
Jim loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing,hiking and was a proud member of the Adirondack 46er Club.
Jim’s latest adventure was golf. Jim enjoyed the game so much he decided to build a home on a course where he and his brother Jon played. Jim spent his days in the South Carolina sun, playing off the back nine, waving to his wife when the game was going well or giving a thumbs down when it was not going as planned.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research, Donate for Life, Covid 19 Research and the Hendrick Hudson Lodge #825 of Red Hook, NY
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