I lived in the same neighborhood as Jimmy from the fourth grade thru the ninth grade.  We were in school classes together and played baseball together during the summer months.  There were countless times he would come by on a horse, and we would ride together.  It was always a challenge to mount the horse without a saddle, but we managed.  Jimmy was a much better ballplayer than I was, but he always found time to play catch with me, and we would solve the childhood problems we were facing at the time.

My condolences to the family.