JAMES "JIM" WINSTON SHROPSHIRE

JAMES 'JIM' WINSTON SHROPSHIRE passed away peacefully, after a brief illness at Hospice Simcoe, Barrie, ON, on March 19, 2026, at the age of 85 years. Born on December 18, 1940, in Newmarket to Charles and Mildred, Jim was the middle child of five siblings. He left home to join the military in 1958, serving with the 8th Canadian Hussars, an armoured regiment, until 1965, both in Canada and Germany. Jim started his own family with Dorothy in 1965, settling in the Creemore area of Ontario. He worked as a mold maker at Blue Mountain Pottery and later as the stitcher of quality hockey equipment at John Brown's in Collingwood. His interest in history, heritage, and the outdoors led him to be an excavator on various Ontario archaeological projects and to join the Ontario Archaeological Society, holding executive positions in the Toronto Chapter for a few years, and writing a number of published papers. Jim's adventure continued in Toronto with the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, with postings at government offices, a university college, and upscale condos. Shortly after he retired in 2010, Jim and his longtime partner Marjorie Clarkson relocated to Barrie, ON. Jim was predeceased by his parents, his older brother Lorne, and his wife Jean, and his granddaughter Michelle. He was a loving father to Margaret and her husband Craig of Barrie. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Steckley Gooderham Inc.