James Leonard Kidwell passed away on Wednesday March 13, 2013 at the age of 60. James was born on October 22, 1952 in Weisbaden, Germany to Leonard and Edna Kidwell. He was a member of the New Vision Community Church of the Nazarene on O’Connor Road and a long time employee of Croft Truck Equipment. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam Veteran. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his daughter, Jaime Babcock and husband Kevin; son, Jason Kidwell; grandson, Kaleb Babcock; granddaughter, June Babcock; sister, Carol Malone and husband Paul; mother of his children, Rachael Kidwell; and numerous nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Friday March 15, 2013 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM with a funeral service on Saturday March 16 at 3:00 PM at Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will be at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with military honors at a later date.