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James Guy "Jim" Beier, age 62, U.S. Navy veteran 1981-1989, a resident of Aurora, IL since 2012, formerly of Mattoon, IL, Nashua, NH and Florence, SC, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at his home after a 7 ½ year battle with cancer. He was born on March 17, 1963, in Laredo, TX. Beloved husband of Lisa R. Beier (nee Wyse), whom he married on November 16, 1996, loving father of Jessica and Alex Beier, devoted son of Sandra (nee Eaton) and the late Arthur J. Beier, dear brother of Kimberly (the late Allen) Cline of Columbus Junction, IA, son-in-law of Douglas and Patricia Wyse of The Villages, FL, brother-in-law of Dr. David (Natalie) Wyse of Bloomington, IL, proud uncle of Ryan, Jack and Isabella Wyse, fond nephew, cousin and friend of many. James (Jim) Guy Beier, age 62, passed away peacefully in his home in Aurora, IL on Sunday, May 4th, 2025. Jim was born on Sunday, March 17th, 1963, in Laredo, TX. He and his family lived in several places throughout his youth, including Washington state, Turkey, before settling in Mattoon, IL at the age of 7. Jim graduated from Mattoon High School in 1981 and enrolled in the US Navy for 8 years. In the Navy, Jim repaired communication, navigation, radar, and other advanced electronic equipment on various aircraft. He was stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Midway for 3 years, forward deployed in Japan. He was recruited for instructor duty to teach component level repair of aviation systems for F-14 aircraft at NAS Miramar, San Diego. He taught there for 3 ½ years and trained over 130 technicians. He was awarded Master Training Specialist, and his last rank achieved was AT1 (E6). Jim then moved home to Mattoon, IL to begin his education to become a Mechanical Engineer. He began his education at Lake Land College two years before transferring to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He graduated with his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in December of 1995. Jim was very hardworking and knowledgeable in the cryogenics industry. He started his work as a mechanical engineer at Bruker in Lisle. He then moved to Florence, SC to work at GE for 7 years. After that, moved to Aurora, IL to work as the VP of Sumitomo Cryogenics of America for the last 13 years of his career. He was well respected by coworkers and peers in the industry. Jim enjoyed travelling to Tokyo, Japan several times per year to visit his coworkers, who he regarded as his dear friends. Throughout his life, Jim enjoyed travelling the world. He had opportunities to travel through the Navy and for his work. His favorite cities in the world were Hong Kong, China, Prague, The Czech Republic, and Tokyo, Japan. He also enjoyed traveling to the Bahamas with his family. Jim had many talents and hobbies, but primarily he enjoyed fixing and building things. There was no car problem too difficult for him to fix, and he loved to come up with “projects” around the house to keep him and his mind busy. He also enjoyed building wooden model airplanes. Jim enjoyed spending time outdoors by walking around lakes and forest preserves with his family, going on runs, golfing, and fishing with his daughter Jessica. He enjoyed tennis and softball. He also enjoyed shooting guns and was a certified pistol instructor. He enjoyed going to baseball and hockey games with his family, he was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals but enjoyed seeing games for many local teams. Jim’s family and many friends can attest to the quality of his character. Jim was a kind, honest, funny, talented, and loyal man. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025, 1:00-4:00 PM at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville, IL 60540. A celebration of Jim’s life and military honors will follow Saturday, at 4:00 PM in the funeral home. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in memory of James Beier to support the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Chicago Medicine. Checks may be made payable to the “University of Chicago Medicine” and sent to the following address:
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