THE STAFF OF THE SHERIFFS’ RELIEF ASSOCIATION IS SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF RETIRED DEPUTY JAMES R. WEBB. HE PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 29, 2025. JAMES STARTED WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ON MARCH 3, 1981. HE RETIRED AS A DEPUTY FROM TST ON MARCH 27, 2009.
JIM’S BROTHER, RICK WEBB AND HIS WIFE CANDACE WERE A CONSTANT PRESENCE, AS WERE SOME OF JIM’S TRANSPORTATION DEPUTY FRIENDS. HIS BREATHING WAS VERY LABORED, BASICALLY HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO WATCH TV, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK CLEARLY. JIM HAD RECEIVED MANY CHRISTMAS CARDS FROM MOON’S, OPERATION CHRISTMAS CARDS, AND JIM REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. HE ALSO RECEIVED BIRTHDAY CARDS ON HIS BIRTHDAY ON JANUARY 23RD.
JAMES WAS A VETERAN AND SERVED IN THE NAVY.