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"Dr. James Michael Mehegan was born on July 21, 1952 in San Bernardino, CA. He passed away at Mile 206 of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park, on July 29, 2004 of a heart attack. He was kayaking through the canyon, which had been one of his life-long dreams. Jim followed his passion and taught for a number of years in the field of Geology at Riverside Community College, after leaving California State University San Bernardino, where he had also taught several years. He is survived by his wife Colleen Nagle Mehegan of Riverside, CA; his mother, Evelyn Mehegan of Moreno Valley, CA; his sisters, Alana Wiles of Nebraska, Pat Mehegan of Tujunga, CA., and Lizz Mehegan of New Hampshire. He was preceded in death by his father William (Bill) E. Mehegan of Moreno Valley, CA."
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Lizz Mehegan (1974)
Jim died in 2004, and even though it has been almost five years since he died, I still really miss him. Jim did go out in a manner most fitting him... doing what he loved doing and in one of his favorite places on Earth. White water kayaking on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Jim was on a 226 mile kayaking trip down the river and almost made it to the end. He suffered a massive heart attack and died at mile 206. At the time of his death, Jim, who had earned his PhD in geology from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, was a geology professor at R.C.C. and loved teaching. If you would like to share any thoughts on Jim, please go to www.legacy.com and put in a search for James Mehegan and it will take you to the online guestbook maintained in his memory. Following is the obituary that was published in the Riverside Press Enterprise. "Dr. James Michael Mehegan was born on July 21, 1952 in San Bernardino, CA. He passed away at Mile 206 of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park, on July 29, 2004 of a heart attack. He was kayaking through the canyon, which had been one of his life-long dreams. Jim followed his passion and taught for a number of years in the field of Geology at Riverside Community College, after leaving California State University San Bernardino, where he had also taught several years. He is survived by his wife Colleen Nagle Mehegan of Riverside, CA; his mother, Evelyn Mehegan of Moreno Valley, CA; his sisters, Alana Wiles of Nebraska, Pat Mehegan of Tujunga, CA., and Lizz Mehegan of New Hampshire. He was preceded in death by his father William (Bill) E. Mehegan of Moreno Valley, CA." "Go n-eiri an bother leat." "May the road rise with you."Ronald Stager (1970)
I miss you Jim. You were a very good and loyal friend!