Jesse Grimes
March 7, 1985 - Feb. 4, 2025
Jesse Dale Grimes was a vital member of the community. His multifaceted interests focused on improving the quality of life for people and the planet. He worked as a permaculturalist and general contractor in his business EarthCare Design and Construction. His mission was to build better habitats and save the planet from non-sustainable and predatory practices. He volunteered to restore bike trails, bike parks, river beds and taught workshops on various subjects related to permaculture, natural building, food forests, and ecological landscaping. His work can be experienced all over the area.
As a child in Arizona he grew up climbing rocks, gardening with Dad and camping at local lakes. He developed an interest in BMX and all things bicycle at a young age. At 4-5 years old, he was one of the children that helped develop the computer tots program, as he was used as a tester. He tested in the top 0.01 percentile in intelligence as early as first grade. His family thought he'd grow up to be a rocket scientist, but he wanted to do good on this planet.
In high school he took up surfing and was an avid surfer up and down the coast. He even got to go on vacation with his mother Darlene to Australia and was able to surf his favorite
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