Jim was born Dec. 2, 1943, in Levittown, Pa., the son of James A. Sloman, a World War II Army captain who didn’t meet his son until after the end of the war, and Ann Serena Grace-Sloman.
He graduated from Middletown High School in Levittown before attending Princeton, where he majored in philosophy, was active in Triangle Club, published in the Nassau Lit, and took his meals at Charter. He then received an MFA in film from Columbia and pursued a career in copywriting, editing, and publishing. Jim’s career included songwriting, stock-market analysis, and software and website design, along with his avocation of playing a variety of musical instruments.
He lived briefly in North Carolina, moved to the Miami area for 20 years, and then spent the rest of his life in California in Encinitas, where he passed away Feb. 6, 2015. During his life he also managed to publish nine books and maintained a personal website, manyblessings.net, for more than 30 years.
He is survived by his younger sister, Jeanne Sloman-Vasquez; and an extensive family of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. We extend our condolences to the family on their loss of this energetic and creative free spirit.