James "Jim" Logan Sayre

James (Jim) Logan Sayre, 75, of Troy, Idaho passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

Jim was born on August 19, 1950 in Plymouth, Indiana, the son of the late James Wilcox and Elaine (Finke) Sayre. He attended York High School in Williamsburg, Virginia, and graduated from ISB International School in Bangkok, Thailand. He attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois where he studied zoology, and graduated from the University of Idaho with a B. A. in Wildlife Management. He was a premier cross-country runner in high school and college competitions and in the Boston Marathon. He was an inspector for the Country Environmental Services Department of Aitkin, Minnesota. He served for many years as a smoke jumper for the US Forest Service based in Red Ives, Idaho, parachuting into remote rugged areas to perform initial attacks on wildfires. He later worked as an inspector for the Health Department of the state of Washington.

He enjoyed spending time with his family, golfing, hiking, exploring nature, nurturing wildlife, counting raptors during migration season for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and tending to the needs of the flora and fauna on his extensive property he fondly named Ursa Minor. He was a Protestant, but he found his true faith and communication with God in Nature.

Jim is survived by three sisters, Libby (Jason) Gray of DuBois, Pennsylvania, Pamela (Doug) Pickard of Port Orange, Florida, and Stephanie (Robert) Gray of Venice, Florida, nieces and nephews, Jennifer Pelner, Heather Billsborough, Ted Watkins, Kathleen Braun, Stephen Gray, Geoffery Benedict, Kelly Pickard, and Lindsey Schmidt, and 13 great nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Jim was predeceased by a sister, Kathleen Watkins, and a great nephew, Michael Chiodo.

Services will be held Saturday, May 30th at 11 AM in Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home, Aitkin with Pastor Dawn Houser officiating.  Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service.  Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Aitkin.

Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s choice or to the Palouse Wildlife Reserve and Rehabilitation, 245 Second Street, Onaway, ID 83855.  To leave a message of condolence, please visit:  www.srtfuneral.com.  Arrangements are with Sorensen-Root-Thompson Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Aitkin.

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