{"id":2901,"date":"2014-03-03T07:52:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T07:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=2901"},"modified":"2014-03-03T07:52:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T07:52:54","slug":"dr-jim-davis-83-world-changer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2014\/03\/03\/dr-jim-davis-83-world-changer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jim Davis ’83 – World Changer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Jim Davis and another child he loved…and saved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I didn’t know Dr. Jim Davis personally…but I certainly feel like I do. \u00a0Two pieces of info crossed my desk this week – a letter from his sister, Jill Marie, and this photo. \u00a0They told me all I needed to know.<\/p>\n

Jim was a kid’s heart doc…there’s a 23 character word for it but it means he took care of kids with serious heart problems. \u00a0He was a family guy, a devout Christian, and a guy who saved kids’ lives.<\/p>\n

He credited much of who he was and what he did to Wabash – this good place.<\/p>\n

Look at the photo. \u00a0Jim is beaming. \u00a0This wasn’t work this was his calling. \u00a0Look at the little guy…ready to jump down, run around, and get dirty. \u00a0All because a doctor changed his entire world.<\/p>\n

When Jim found out he was sick and his time was limited, he did exactly what world changers do – he shared his drive, compassion, and skill with those around him. \u00a0Out in Iowa and other places, Jim lives on in the surgeon’s hands and hearts of others.<\/p>\n

I didn’t know Jim, as I said, but I know another Jim…so I know the impact he had and continues to have. \u00a0In early 1976, our middle son with a very sick heart was saved by a doc…just like Jim. \u00a0That 10 month old is now 38 years old.<\/p>\n

Jim Davis – rest in piece, friend. \u00a0Thanks for making our world better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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