Jim Lee Lubbock III was born in Nederland, Texas, on March 21,1949, to Dorothy Dale Sinclair and Jim Lee Lubbock, II. He was the son of a WWII naval veteran and plumber by trade; while she was a hair dresser with multiple operations throughout San Antonio and New York. Jimmy and his family spent his very early years in New York before moving back home to South San Antonio, Texas, where the Lubbock family resided. He spent his childhood playing at Grandma Lubbock’s with his brother and cousins. He also grew up hunting, fishing, woodworking, welding, pipe-fitting, and working with his father. He received a pin for over ten years of perfect attendance of Sunday School at Harlandale Baptist Church. He attended Burbank High School where he received accolades in football, baseball, rodeo, and was very active in the Burbank High School Agricultural Science program. While in high school, he drove a cattle hauler around Texas and the southern U.S. buying, selling, and hauling cattle for the Burbank FFA young farmers program. As an avid hunter, he hunted on the same Sabinal deer lease with his father, little brother, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and many friends for close to sixty years.

Jimmy had an offer to play football at Southwest Texas State University, which was interrupted by the Vietnam War draft. He served his country proudly as a decorated U.S. Marines Corps sniper and remained lifelong friends with the few that made it back home from his company, First Recon, First Marine Division. While on short leave, he met the love of his life, Carolyn “Sissi” Haycraft at Lubianski’s Dance Hall in St. Hedwig, where he was persistent in asking her to dance every song. While in the jungle throughout Vietnam, Jimmy and Sissi wrote daily love letters to one another: one for each day they were apart. While mopping the floors in his general’s office, he would make long distance phone calls to his soon-to-be wife. Jimmy let his mother-in-law know that when he gets caught and gets in trouble, he will handle it. Little did he know, Sissi would have to pay a $400.00 phone bill. He was shot in 1969, and it was told that the aforementioned love letters sent across the globe is what helped get him back home. Unbeknownst to Sissi, Jimmy would also let his friends read the letters she sent, because he said that “it got them through” on the worst days. He was the recipient of National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device, Combat Action Ribbon, The Purple Heart, and Rifle Marksman Badge, among others.

As soon as he recovered and made it back to Texas, they were married on June 1, 1969. He was a devoted husband and the wonderful, loving Daddy of four daughters. In 1972 he built the home they still live in today near La Vernia. He has been an active parishioner of Annunciation of the Blessed Mary Church in St. Hedwig for over fifty years where he served as lector, Eucharistic minister, member of the Holy Name Society. Jimmy was also a member of the American Legion Post 539, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8555 in Poth, and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.

He taught his girls to hunt, fish, weld, target shoot, change the oil, change tires, and most importantly, the value of hard work. He coached his daughters’ co-ed La Vernia softball teams and to this day many of those he coached, now in their fifties, still call him Coach”. Jimmy was a San Antonio Police Officer, in a long line of law enforcers in the Lubbock family. After nine years in SAPD, he transferred to the San Antonio Fire Department where he was an Engineer in Fire and EMS for many years, until retirement. He devoted his life to helping others as a public servant and made friends along every path that life took him. He would do anything in his power to help others, whether a friend, family member, or complete stranger. Jimmy was known to not conform to norms, be completely politically incorrect, and call everything as he saw it. Following retirement, he was the owner of Lubbock Backhoe Construction where he installed septic systems and built custom homes. He was extremely close to his sons-in-law and loved them as his own. His grandchildren were the complete joy of his life, lovingly known as “Pop”. He loved having them close, at his house, on his lap, in his pool, watching and teaching them invaluable lessons that cannot be learned at school or in a book. He absolutely loved every minute spent with his family at Lake McQueeney. He taught his grandchildren how to fish, hunt, drive a tractor, backhoe, skid-steer, shoot grade, be competitive sportsmanlike athletes, and most of all, become people of character. He never missed a game of football, baseball, softball, basketball, a track meet, or a stock show. He was a devoted fan. Jimmy enjoyed taking his grandchildren to Astros and Rangers games, and to Las Vegas to teach them the art of the craps table. He lived for family barbecues, family weddings, family Christmas and Easter at the Lake. Pop was all about family. He watched all of his grandchildren graduate from college, graduate school, and law school, missing the youngest and last grandson’s graduation by just a few weeks. In his last two years he was especially doting of his five great-grandbabies that he loved to cuddle and play with.

To say that Jimmy lived life to the fullest is an understatement. Semper Fidelis.

Jimmy is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Carolyn “Sissi” Lubbock, daughters Lisa Lubbock Jimerson and husband Rick of Falls City, Sara Lubbock Dallmeyer and husband Melvin of Poth, Amy Lubbock of New Braunfels, and Dr. Molly Lubbock of Falls City, and former son-in-law Chris Dzuik. Proud grandchildren Wade Anthony (Dr. Karly) Jimerson, Luke Foster (Dr. Kelli) Jimerson, Gabe Patrick (Lexa) Jimerson, Zach Andrew Jimerson, Claire Catherine Dallmeyer, Hayden Ray Dallmeyer, Preston Lee Dallmeyer; Grace Elizabeth (Cody) Jendrusch, Emily Michelle (Trevor) Kosub, Isabella Therese Dzuik, and his Abby Rose Lubbock, JD. He is survived by his great-grandchildren Andrew Glenn Kosub, August Lambert Jendrusch, Wren Rose Jimerson, Amelia Dee Kosub, and Weston Kolodziej Jimerson.

He was preceded in death by his parents Jim and Dorothy Lubbock, mother and father in-law Hubert and Minnie Lou Haycraft, whom were his second parents, brother John Jay Lubbock, infant brother John Luther Lubbock, and brother-in-law Jeff Powell.

He is also survived by sisters and brothers-in-law Sonny Haycraft, Janet Powell Cherry and Mike, and Resa Lubbock. He is also survived by many nephews, nieces, cousins, and countless comrades and friends.

Serving as pall bearers are grandsons Wade Jimerson, Luke Jimerson, Zach Jimerson, Gabe Jimerson, Hayden Dallmeyer, sons-in-law Rick Jimerson, and Melvin Dallmeyer, Jr.

Honorary pall bearers are nephews Jeff Powell, Jacob Powell, Dusty Lubbock, brothers-in law Sonny Haycraft and Mike Cherry.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made by way of Holy Masses or to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Arrangements are as follows:

Holy Thursday March 28, 2024

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in St. Hedwig, Texas

Public Visitation 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Holy Rosary 10:30 am

Funeral 11:00 am

Interment with Honors at Annunciation of the Blessed Catholic Church Cemetery.

Reception to follow in the Pope John Paul Center in St. Hedwig, TX.

The online guestbook can be signed at www.FinchFuneralChapels.com