James David Winship of Camano Island, Washington, passed away peacefully at Skagit Valley Hospital on January 23, 2024 after a short, unwavering battle with Alzheimer's disease. James, known affectionately as Jim, was born on March 2, 1948 in Berwyn, Illinois. He was the third of four children, and one of two sons, born to Virginia Hindman and David Allen Winship, Jr. Jim is survived by his wife of 42 years, Bobbie Jo (BJ), his three children, Andy Winship, Sarah Long, David Winship, and two grandchildren, Aaron and Faith Long. His three siblings, Barbara Turner, Judy Moore, and David Winship III, also survive him.

Jim was always an excellent student who was blessed with an immense love of reading, eclectic language, and a great vocabulary. After graduating high school, Jim attended Northwestern University and majored in Russian Language and Literature. This choice of studies was a rebellious move made in the era of the Cold War that shocked his parents. After completing his undergraduate studies, Jim continued straight into law school at Northwestern University. He graduated with his J.D., cum laude, in 1973.

Jim first went to work for Peoples Gas in Chicago as in-house counsel. After a few years, he moved over to work at G.D. Searle. While at Searle, Jim worked in the overlapping landscapes of business and law, and helped the company focus its work efforts by divesting or splitting off any side ventures. When he was working late one evening, Jim heard a voice from the hallway ask if he "can't finish his work during daylight hours." Jim dryly replied to the commenter, "you bet your sweet ass," only to find Donald Rumsfeld standing in his doorway. That was Jim's first time meeting his boss. Working at Searle provided Jim with the opportunity to travel extensively and examine many different kinds of businesses. During this time, Jim also took advantage of an evening MBA program at the University of Chicago.

Jim's drive to succeed in business law next took him to work in the mutual fund department at Stein Roe & Farnham in 1979. After a mere four months at Stein Roe, Jim's boss was fired and Jim found himself at the helm of the mutual fund division with little experience. He was named president of mutual funds and given a seat on the executive board. Jim rose to the challenge and quickly became an expert in securities and securities law acts. He was so respected in his field that he would be invited to offer his expert insights and opinions on television news programs, industry panels, and was a frequent contributor to industry publications.

During his time at Stein Roe, Jim met the love of his life, BJ Quimby, on a blind date set up by a mutual friend. When they realized they were meant to be together, BJ explained that her life came with church and horses—and she did not intend to abandon either passion. Despite growing up in a family that didn't hold faith or church in high esteem, and never having seen a horse up close, Jim agreed to BJ's conditions.

Jim and BJ married in 1981 and settled in Evanston where they attended First Presbyterian Church together. Something stirred in Jim's soul as he attended church and witnessed the miracle of expecting their first child together; and he had a sudden epiphany God was very real and present. From that moment, Jim became a very strong and well-read believer and was always an active member of his church and charitable giving community. Jim's studious tendencies were turned on to his newfound belief and he was scholarly toward learning his faith, including prolific reading of Bible scholars' reflections and research. He also strongly believed in spiritual intuition and guidance.

During this time, Stein Roe was bought by Liberty Financial in 1986 and Jim stayed on with a five year contract. In a move that stunned the Chicago investment world, he did not re-up his contract with Stein Roe, but instead, Jim moved his work and family to Bellingham, Washington to join a small investment company there. This was one of many major life decisions Jim made that spoke volumes to show that his family, and his time with them, always came first. From Bellingham, Jim followed another investment start-up to Seattle and the family moved to Bainbridge Island. Jim came to love a quieter, slower paced island life and the ferry commute to a Seattle office that accompanied it.

Perhaps Jim's favorite career move was when he started teaching at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business in 2000. He taught business ethics, business law, and negotiations. Jim loved teaching his students the difference between business dealings in real life versus what they read in textbooks, and about what is ethical versus legal. Jim's twin passions for business law and ethics would merge in his final career move in 2005 when he rejoined investment work as a compliance officer until his retirement in 2013. In this role, he was notorious for not backing down from a position he knew was the legal, or ethical, choice. Jim earned a lot of respect in his professional capacity for his careful and unwavering positions. This level of character is rare in the investment world, and he is remembered fondly for his strength in this arena.

Jim and BJ moved to Camano Island in 2013 to enjoy their retirement on a beautiful property with room for horses. Jim had always loved rural life, but during these years on Camano, BJ likes to remember how Jim threw himself into farm life and came

to enjoy his new horse life, too. Jim's former city-living, indoors, Chicago life was fully transformed into a farm life, complete with horse husbandry and barn repairs.

Jim's sharp wit, quick humor, and steadfast friendship will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His family will remember with love the dedication he showed them, and how he led his life with a quiet but profound faith that spoke volumes.