More detail on this person: Memorial services
for Jimmie Don Ulrich, 74, of Lufkin, will be held
in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel, Lufkin.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of
Carroway Funeral Home.
Published in The Lufkin Daily News on May 24,
2016
Jim graduated from Reagan High School in
Houston, and attended The University of Texas. He
served in the U.S. Army as a Cobra helicopter
pilot during the Vietnam War, and received many
medals for valor. Jim was the owner of Jim Ulrich
Motors in Crockett for many years. Always a
community leader, he served as a Rotary President
and as President of Spring Creek Country Club. Jim
was an avid hunter and golfer. Six years ago, he
moved to Lufkin and worked at Wright Buick and
GMC.
Survivors include his stepsons, Stephen and Mary
McClain, and Gordon McClain and wife Rena;
grandchildren, Anna, Sam, Jacqueline and Justin;
sister, Jeanne Cline; nephew, Wesley Swanson and
wife Carla; great-nephew, David Swanson;
great-niece, Ashleigh Swanson; beloved friends,
Eddie and Dianne Walker; and a multitude of
friends.
Edited - full obit can be obtained from Carroway
Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors - May 24, 2016.
This information was last updated 05/27/2016
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