Jan. 29, 1937 ~ Aug. 10, 2025
James (Jim) Lee Ruckman was the firstborn son of Raymond Roy Ruckman and Clara Maud Johnson Ruckman, born on Jan. 29, 1937, in Powell Park, Rio Blanco County. When he was a toddler, around 1940, his family moved from the ranch on Powell Park to the town of Meeker. His parents gave him four little brothers, Jack, Benjamin (Ben), Robert (Bob), and George (Joe). Ben passed away as…