Jimmy was born December 27, 1922, in Mondamin, Iowa, to Dean and Bernice (Roden) King. Jimmy graduated from Mondamin High School in 1941. He farmed all of his life in the Mondamin area. Jimmy was very generous to many organizations in Harrison County, which included West Harrison High School and the town of Mondamin. Jimmy enjoyed hobbies such as traveling, photography, reading, and spending time with family. He continued to farm with his parents until his father’s death in 1987. He continued to live on his farm until moving into town in 2009. 

     He enjoyed traveling, visiting all 48 states twice in a two year span. He enjoyed the outdoors with Yosemite National Park being one of his favorites. He received Lifetime Achievement Awards from both the Harrison County Development Corporation and the West Harrison Community School District.

     The Dean J. King Family Foundation is a private foundation qualified as such under the laws of the United States and the state of Iowa and meets all standards for private foundations.  It was formed by James R. King on October 30, 1998. This tax-exempt charitable foundation was organized to provide exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes making distributions primarily in the Harrison County, Iowa, area to qualified organizations under section 501(c)3. All applications are reviewed by the Foundation’s Board of Directors which makes the final determinations Only Federally recognized and certified 501(c)(3) Public Charity organizations are eligible. An Iowa nonprofit status is insufficient —the organization MUST be Federally certified as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity or use a Fiscal Sponsor. In addition, the organization’s governing board must approve all applications before submission. Please note the foundation does not fund ordinary operating expenses including but not limited to expenses for wages and salaries, repairs and maintenance, debt repayment, taxes, etc. The focus is the funding of specific ready-to-go projects.