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James Henry Panknin, Captain SCFD9, Ret.

July 11, 1957 - November 05, 2015

James Henry Panknin, Captain SCFD9, Ret. Obituary (Age 58) Passed away November 5, 2015. He was born July 11, 1957 in Cheyenne, WY to Howard and Edna Panknin. He graduated from North Central High School in 1975 and got his AAS Degree in Forestry from Spokane Community College. Jim started his fire service career at DNR in 1973-1983 and in 1980 became a volunteer for Fire District 9. He became full-time in 1983 and in 1990 he was promoted to Lieutenant and Captain in 2008 until his retirement in 2012. He was an adjunct instructor at Spokane Community College from 1991 through his retirement and trained thousands of firefighters in Spokane, Stevens and Pend O�Reille counties throughout his career. Fire 9 says training firefighters was his second love outside his family. Jim is survived by his daughter Melanie of Spokane; brothers Theodore and William; several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be Monday Nov. 16th 9AM-5PM at Heritage. Funeral Service 10AM Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Mt. Spokane Church, 6311 E. Mt. Spokane Park Drive, with interment to follow at Riverside Memorial Park. A reception will follow at Heritage Funeral Home. NOTE: Due to the weather, the above services had to be cancelled. A Graveside Service will be held Saturday, November 21st at 10:00AM at Riverside Memorial Park. � To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of James, please visit our Tree Store. Read more Events NOV 5

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