James “Jimmy” Bell, 61, of Waimea, died Dec. 29, 2012. Born July 26, 1951. in Philadelphia, Pa., he was an alumnus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a commercial fishing vessel captain in Kodiak, Alaska, and a mechanical engineer working for TRW in Redondo Beach, Calif., PICHTR in Honolulu, Institute for Astronomy at UH-Manoa and W.M. Keck Observatory in Waimea. He also volunteered for Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii and North Hawaii Hospice.
James “Jimmy” Bell, 61, of Waimea, died Dec. 29, 2012. Born July 26, 1951. in Philadelphia, Pa., he was an alumnus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a commercial fishing vessel captain in Kodiak, Alaska, and a mechanical engineer working for TRW in Redondo Beach, Calif., PICHTR in Honolulu, Institute for Astronomy at UH-Manoa and W.M. Keck Observatory in Waimea. He also volunteered for Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii and North Hawaii Hospice.
A private service was held. Memorial donations in his name may be made to PATH or North Hawaii Hospice.
He is survived by wife, Celeste Bell; sons, Richard Bell, both of Waimea, Jeffrey (Marion) Bell of Olathe, Kan., Alexander Bell of Santa Barbara, Calif.; sister, Lydia (Sebastian) Bell of Cape Cod, Mass.
Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.