OBITUARY
 Jim
Carlisle
November 05, 1954 - July 12, 2020
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Jim Carlisle was called home into the presence of his Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ, on Sunday, July 12, 2020. He was born on November 5, 1954
in Tulia, Texas, to Doug and Fannie Carlisle, and grew up in Kress,
graduating in 1973. He earned his undergraduate degree from Wayland
Baptist University in 1977, and later a master’s degree in Counseling
and Guidance from East Texas State University in 1993. He then began a
long, successful career in education.
Jim married Traci Fleming on July 24, 1982. They loved to attend
sporting events together, especially Dallas Cowboy games when they were
victorious. Jim deeply loved and cared for his family. He was generous,
supportive and always had a family memory or sports story to share. Jim
had an amazing capacity to remember people, places and events and how
they all connected. He could have run for governor, because it seemed he
knew someone in every town in the State of Texas.
Jim served as a dedicated teacher, coach, and counselor in various
school districts across the state, including Whitharral, Seymour,
O’Donnell, Cedar Hill, Carrollton Newman-Smith, The Colony, Coppell and
retired from Frisco-Wakeland in 2016.
Jim’s passion for Track and Field began as a student at WBU. He embarked
on a lifelong pursuit of Track and Field officiating. Some of Jim’s
accomplishments and contributions to Track and Field included serving as
an official in the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, Olympic
Trials, multiple USATF Open, Youth, and Masters’ National Championships,
international meets, NCAA National Championships, High School State
Championships, as well as the Texas Relays, USOC Olympic Festival, NAIA
and multiple NCAA Conference meets. Jim received several Track and Field
awards, including induction into the National Officials’ Hall of Fame in
2016. He also held various USATF offices, both National and Regional
throughout his career.
Jim is survived by his beloved wife, Traci of Carrollton; his older
brother Mike (Anja) Carlisle of McKinney; his niece Jessica (Scott) Rowe
of Allen; his nephew Ross (Amanda) Carlisle of McKinney; his grand
nieces and nephews Emerson, Hayden, Lincoln and Coleman Rowe of Allen.
He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Mary Etta Fleming.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents Doug and Fannie Carlisle, his
father-in-law Joe Fleming, and his brother-in-law Danny Fleming.
A visitation will be held, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm
at Allen Family Funeral Options, 2112 W. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX
75023.
A funeral service will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at
Prestonwood Baptist Church, 6801 W. Park Blvd. Plano, TX. There will be
a viewing one hour prior to the service beginning at 1:00 pm.
Burial will be at Kress Cemetery, in Kress,Texas on Saturday, July 18,
2020 at 10:30 am.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to a scholarship fund created at Wayland
Baptist University may be made “In Honor of Jim Carlisle” online at
https://give.wbu.edu/ or via mail to the Office of Institutional
Advancement at Wayland Baptist University, 1900 W 7th Street, CMB 1295,
Plainview, TX 79072. |
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