James Meenan Noonan Jr.

James Meenan Noonan, Jr.

James Meenan Noonan, Jr. (Jim, Jamie) of Dallas, passed away on October 18, 2025, at the age of 68. James was born in Carthage, Texas on May 13, 1957. He was preceded in death by the love of his life Lloyd Thomas Otto, parents James Meenan Noonan and Lula Ann Justiss Noonan. He leaves behind his sisters Shaan, Kevin, and Kelly. Family includes Shaan and Russell Welch of Longview, Kevin and Louis Stoerner of Fulshear, Kelly Noonan and Rachael Sandifer of Arlington, and beloved friend Lisa Liston of Tyler. Nieces and nephews are Kerry and Michael Davis of Longview, Corey and Elsa Stoerner of Phoenix, Christopher and Salem Novak of Longview, Amanda Stoerner and Demetrius Dos Santos of Houston, as well as eight great nieces and nephews.

James attended Carthage High School and in his senior year served as class Vice President. He was voted Class Favorite as well as the Spirit of CHS. Many hours of James’ high school years were devoted to clubs and organizations associated with the arts. At Austin College in Sherman, James graduated with majors in art and business. He remained in close contact throughout his life with college friends Carolyn, Charlotte, Cindy, Charles, Doris, Ginny, Jane, Judy, and Tom.

Supporting the arts was important to James and he loved attending concerts and productions at various venues in Dallas, New York and other cities as he traveled throughout the world. He spent many hours in his backyard studio creating beautiful fiber art through weaving, knitting, and needlepointing. James loved volunteering, and for over 20 years was honored to serve as a food judge in the Creative Arts Competition at the State Fair of Texas. With his quirky sense of humor, James was especially excited to judge the Spam competition!

James owned a bookkeeping business for many years, and for him it was another opportunity to open his heart to new friends. People from all aspects of his life were drawn to him, and James had a large circle of loyal friends who will hold precious memories of his kindness, generosity, sense of humor and enthusiasm for life.

Pets were an important part of James’ life, and the Schnauzer Rescue of Texas was his favorite place from which to adopt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Schnauzer Rescue of Texas at https://schnauzerrescuetexas.me or to the SPCA of Texas (Dallas) at https://www.spca.org.