Jyme Green Rhodes' Obituary
RHODES, JYME GREEN was born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 10, 1923, the youngest of three daughters – the oldest and middle girls born five years apart, and Jyme 10 years later. Her father was a finish carpenter in the art of handcrafting wood doors, windows, and their frames – from scratch – out of rough sawn lumber delivered in bulk to the jobs. Jyme’s father read to her when she was young which greatly influenced her love of reading throughout her life. She often talked about the many hours she spent with her father as a young child reading together, in particular a book about the building of the Panama Canal, and she always wanted to go there but was never able to. Jyme was six years old in 1929 and the depression shaped her thoughtfulness and care with money throughout her life. She wanted to go to college after high school but it was more important during those years that she go to work. In 1947 she married Jack Green and in 1953 John Michael was born. Sadly, Jack passed away in 1963. Several years later, Jyme applied for a job with the Canadian Government Trade Department. This job enabled her to travel many times to Canada and at a trade show in Dallas, while working at the Canadian Government’s booth, Jyme met Bill Rhodes who was promoting British Columbia red cedar products. They were married in 1976 and Bill moved to Texas. They lived happily for 20 years until 1994 when Bill passed away. Jyme filled her days after Bill’s passing with teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) mostly to Hispanic women who needed it for work and general interaction with the public, working part time in a friend’s show room at the Show Mart Building, belonging to Craig Class, the Pierion Book Club, several bridge clubs, being president of her Sunday School Class for two years, and always manicuring her lawn and garden. When her house became too much for her she moved to a condominium. That move was a happy experience – she met more new friends and just settled in. Before long they had her on the Board of Directors of the HOA. In January 2013 she was diagnosed with lung cancer and fought it every way she could for over a year. Jyme was a voracious reader, highly intelligent and articulate, always up to date on world affairs, and had a well thought out opinion on many subjects. She will be missed by her step-daughters Jennifer Owens and Judy Ogdon and their children and grandchildren, son John Green and his wife Diane, nephews John and Ray Forgy and their children, and her many, many friends.
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