Clinton "Jimmy" James Kitson

Clinton J. “Jim” Kitson went to his heavenly home on March 14, 2020 at St Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was 65 years old. He was the oldest of 3 sons born to Clinton L. and Rosemary Kitson on December 16, 1954 in Grand Junction. Jim was born with spina bifida and endured many health challenges but they never kept him from enjoying life. He spent his childhood in Mesa and Colbran, Colorado prior to the family moving to Fruita. Jim graduated from Fruita Monument High School, attended gunsmithing school in Denver, Colorado, then returned to the western slope where he worked at Surplus City for a short time. He then pursued a career in the oil field after which he retired and helped his parents run the ranch. Jim had a love for animals and enjoyed time spent with family, collecting comic books, going to the movies, raising horses and exotic chickens, his dog Silver and participating in cowboy re-enactments at various locations on the western slope. His action shoot name was “Unaweep Jim”.

He was preceded in death by his parents Clint and Rosemary.

Survivors include brother Dwayne (Dawn) of Fruita, niece Amber Amsbury of Grand Junction, great nephews Lee and James Amsbury, his brother Roger and numerous relatives and friends who will miss his kind and gentle soul