Jimmy built a dedicated career as an electrician, working for Houston ISD, Brown & Root, Halliburton, and Kraton. Outside of his work, he had a deep passion for bass fishing, race cars, and woodworking.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie W. Brown and Birdie Emma Brown.
He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Betty and James Huckman; his nephew, Michael Schlebach, his wife, Jen, and their children, Reese and Emery; and his niece, Christy Thomas, along with her children, Alyssa Munoz, Grace Munoz, Ava Thomas and her husband, Ram, and Landon Thomas and his wife, Abby.