James Cornell Tillman (Jim)

James Cornell Bryant “Jim” Tillman, son of Mrs. Peggie Spearman Bryant Tillman Womack and the late James Levy Bryant was born on July 8, 1956 in Rose Hill, North Carolina. He departed this life on December 10, 2004, at Northwest Hospital, Randallstown, Maryland after a brief illness. His adoptive father, the late MGySgt. Sherman W. Tillman preceded him in death.He was educated in Camp Lejuene, North Carolina and Honolulu, Hawaii High School systems. His college matriculation included University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland and Montgomery College of Rockville, Maryland where he majored in Management. He continued his education by taking advanced classes in Computer Programming and earned Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers, (MCSEs) certification.Cornell resided in Owings Mills, Maryland and was employed by Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc of Timonium, Maryland from 1982 until his death. Prior to his tenure with Diamond he worked at Geppi’s Comic World in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was a loyal and valued employee as Director of Management Information Systems. Cornell enjoyed reading and computers and was blessed to enjoy employment in those areas.He was well read, soft spoken, and had a wonderful wit and sense of humor. Due to his good natured, pleasing personality he was blessed with many friends. To know him was to love him. He was devoted to his family and Joy to his Mother whom she “had great fun raising”. He was unequaled as a big brother. He was a proud uncle and godfather, a cherished nephew, cousin, and friend.He leaves to cherish his most beloved memory: parents, Peggie S. Tillman Womack and James E. Womack of Rockville, Maryland; brothers, Thomas Earle, wife, Gillian of Glenn Dale Maryland; and Kevin Darryl; wife Angela of New Orleans, Louisiana; sister, Vicki Womack Pannell, husband Walker of Gretna, Virginia; niece, Olivia Lauren Tillman; nephew and godson Thomas Bryant Tillman; and nephew, Spencer Thomas Tillman; his other mother, Mary “Aunt Mama” Brown; grandmother, Louise Hartridge; and aunts Lila West, Mattie Lane, Margaret Greene, Ella Spearman, Gretha Spearman, Sally Spearman, Dorothy Spearman, Christine Chestnut, Margaret Eames, Olivia Tillman, Toni Lewis, Anne Barbee, Delphine Clarke, Lillie Coleman, Jackie Hartridge; uncles, S. L. Merrit, Stacy Spearman, Joe Spearman, Edward Turner, Wilbert Tillman, Earl Tillman, Robert Bryant, Walter Bryant, Jr., James Hartridge, and Max Clarke; cousins and a host of other relatives and friends; a special friend Sabrinna Turner of Buffalo, New York. My Dearest Cornell,God blessed the day Aunt Mattie introduced us. I knew instinctively we would have a bond that could never be broken. Your leaving has not changed that…because you’re in my heart.Love Always, Sabrinna

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James Cornell Tillman (Jim)

July 8, 1956 - December 10, 2004