COX, James A. (Jim), Q.C. Passed away at the Victoria General Hospital on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Loved and missed by his wife of 59 years, Betty; daughter Mary Jane (Phil); sons Jamie (Lorrainne) and Charles (Steven); and grandchildren Laura, Hal, Philip and Liz; sister Jane (Harvey); and sister-in-law Peggy. Born in Shelburne, Nova Scotia on August 15, 1924, Jim joined the Armed Forces when he was 17 and served Overseas during World War Two with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment. Before returning to Canada, he attended Khaki College of Canada in London, England. He received his Bachelor of Commerce in 1949 and his L.L.B. in 1956 from Dalhousie University. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1956 and the Alberta Bar shortly thereafter. He worked for the firm now known as Parlee McLaws for a few years prior to moving to Calgary, then set up his own firms Cox, Farrell & Evans and subsequently, Cox & Goss. In 1978, Jim opened a Calgary office for Parlee & Company. As the senior partner in Calgary, Jim led the growth of that firm and its evolution to become Parlee McLaws where it remains one of Calgary's well known and established law firms. He was appointed Queen's Council in 1982. In 1987, Jim ventured out again to open a Calgary office for an established Edmonton law firm which became Cook Duke Cox, where Jim remained the Calgary senior partner until his retirement in 1993. Cook Duke Cox grew steadily under Jim's leadership. In 1999, Cook Duke Cox merged with Toronto firm Miller Thomson and has evolved to a national law firm with 11 offices across Canada. In his practice of law, Jim's specialty was in commercial real estate, acting for a major Calgary developer who built the Panorama Ski Resort in Invermere, BC and many high-rise residential and office buildings that grace Calgary's skyline. During Jim's retirement in Victoria, he enjoyed time with his family and made many friends in the community. He was active with the Saanich Peninsula Masonic Lodge and the Haig-Brown Fly Fishing Association. One of his passions was researching and writing about his favourite subject, the philosophy of law.