James M “Jim” Sackett, a veteran of the Korean War, died in Chicago, Illinois, on 20 June 2015. He was born in St Petersburg, Florida, in 1928, son of William Warren and Garnett (Hill) Sackett. Jim served ten years in the Navy aboard the USS Antietam.
Jim was one of the founding members of the Sackett Family Association (#19). He is remembered with great affection by Association members George and Arabella Sackett, who became close friends as a result of their shared love of family history.