James H. "Jim" Swartz

1928 - 2002  (73 years)

• Name	James H. "Jim" Swartz
  Born	15 Nov 1928	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Honoured	Waterloo Hall of Fame
  Residence	1964	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-225700
  Died	2002
  Person ID	I225700	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Wellington Bergey Swartz,   b. 9 Mar 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1979  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Cora Odella Schmidt,   b. 7 Apr 1894,   d. 28 Oct 1979  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F10534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith "Judy" Siebert,   b. 6 Jun 1928, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec ,   d. 19 Dec 2014, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F61575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jim Swartz, born in Kitchener, was an outstanding basketball and baseball player in his youth, and a supporter of sport in the Region of Waterloo throughout his life. He was the leading scorer and captain of the K-W YMCA Blues (basketball) which he led to the Canadian Championship in 1953. After his playing days, Swartz coached basketball at Wilfrid Laurier University on a volunteer basis in the early 1960s. He refereed basketball games at both the high school and university levels and he administered the KW Referees Association and conducted training clinics for two generations of referees. Swartz was actively involved in the Kitchener Sports Association for over forty-eight years, serving as secretary of the Association for forty years. He was instrumental in the development of all of KSA's projects: The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, Jack Couch Park, the Waterloo County Hall of Fame, Lion's Baseball Park, Breithaupt Baseball Park, the Boxing Academy, and the KSA Volunteer's Dinner and Scholarship Program. He also helped to raise funds for many individuals and teams traveling to national and international sport competitions. Swartz served on the Board of Governors of the Waterloo County Hall of Fame as secretary and treasurer, and as chairman of the Sports Research Committee. He was married to the former Judy Siebert for fifty-one years, and the proud father of four children Nancy, Tom, David and Jennifer. Grandpa to Erin, Meghann, Joel, Laurie, Josh and Kelly. "List Of Hall Of Fame Inductees". 2022. Regionofwaterloomuseums.Ca. https://regionofwaterloomuseums.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx#Jim-Swartz-1928-2002.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Nov 1928 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Aug 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1964 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth