Happy Heavenly Birthday Jim - your legacy lives on. Its neat to think that we both share birthdays in January ... mine comes on the 20th.
In an earlier post, I noted that you started the idea of team building meetings when you were my TC 2800 Director ... well its my turn to lead the next one this coming Thursday, and I will be thinking of you when I do so.  Blessings to your family. 

Hi Jimbo Moose, Happy heavenly Birthday. Love and miss you till we meet again.

I just happened to come across this. I see Pat set up a mass for Jim for 9 am yesterday. I am sorry I missed it - I would have gone. I didn't know Jim well - I was in the chemical area of the Office. But there was one time I sat next to him - I can't recall the event. It was his demeanor, his questions, his tone. I remember leaving that event thinking that that is one of the nicest people. That was the only time I talked to him - maybe 25 years ago. And I remember it as if it just happened. So kind hearted. He left a strong impression on me. My deepest sympathy to Jim's family and friends and to everyone in the electrical area of the Office.

Joy, my deepest sympathy to you and your family and deep regret that I could not attend the service. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have met and worked with Jim soon after I started at PTO in 2009. I also had the good fortune to continue working with him off and on until his retirement. He was a great guy, an awesome mentor and pleasure to work with. HI will be missed.

I met Jim in 1992 when I became an SPE. I was very fortunate to get the office right next to his. Being a first year manager was tough, and I had lots of questions, but having Jim right next door made it way easier. He always was ready to help, answer questions and keep things light. Jim had a great moral compass as he always wanted to do the right thing even if it was hard. He really cared about his family, the PTO, and his employees. He had my unit and his unit over his house for a swim party later that summer. He and Joy were gracious hosts. After about a year, I moved on to another unit, and Jim kept moving up the ranks at the office, but it did not stop him from just being himself whenever I would run into him. My heartfelt condolences to your family.

I could write a book about Jim Dwyer, but Jim taught me many years ago, as a junior examiner, to be brief and precise. I remember that only Jim could summarize complicated technological issues, and *convincingly* present his position, to a panel of three PTO judges (“board”), on one single page. 
     Jim taught his employees many valuable things over the years. I remember him teaching me to prioritize and re-prioritize to “always keep my head above the water”. Jim’s sincere advice and *exact* words of wisdom seem to linger on people’s minds for years. I remember him encouraging his employees not to be shortsighted and to be mindful of the future by saying “yes, for now, BUT, on the long run ........”
    Jim was the first one to give me advice about home improvement projects many years ago. I remember his advice to “make sure to have a ‘gofer’” who is ready and capable of doing challenging or relatively dangerous tasks such as climbing a high roof. All you need to do, he humorously said, is ask the helper (gofer) to “go-for-it”. 
I knew Jim as my mentor primary examiner (TC 2600), my SPE, my Director, and our ADC. I also knew Jim as our PTO soccer team coach, PTO softball teammate, and most importantly as a friend. At least twice during my 30 years of service at PTO, Jim gave me advice about very critical decisions and presented his advice to me as one “from a friend”. Needless to say that I always and without reluctance followed his advice. 
The exchange of jokes/humorous comments was one of Jim’s trademarks. I remember in the early 1990’s when all PTO examiners were given personal computers for the first time, I asked Jim (my supervisor/SPE) to order an anti-glare screen to put on my bright computer’s monitor. When I returned to my office that day after lunch, I found out that Jim had immediately provided me with a unique type of anti-glare screen. He had taped on my monitor a blue plastic shopping bag from Safeway. Of course, I later received the appropriate screen but Jim’s Safeway bag was meant as immediate temporary relief :).
I cannot count how many times I mentally referenced Jim’s advice or exact words of wisdom throughout my career. I cannot count how many times I echoed Jim’s exact words when advising my own employees. Jim shared his wisdom, experience and knowledge with all. 
Jim’s many fond memories will never fade away (picnics, volleyball games and holiday parties at his house, art unit luncheons, humor at work, soccer and softball games, …). 
Jim is in our hearts forever. Rest in peace, mentor/boss/friend. 

Jim was a Director who hired me as a SPE back in 2004. He was nice, smart and kind with a hug heart. He treated people under him with respect and genuinely cared. We never knew who was his favorite or least favorite SPE because he treated all of us same. He will be missed by many people. I am very grateful to have benefited from working for him and feels lucky and blessed to had him as my mentor.

Jim and I were in a carpool to the Patent Office for many years. We shared many stories about family and work. He will be deeply missed.
I stopped by Sacred Heart Catholic Church yesterday and set up a Mass to be celebrated in Jim’s name by Father Bazan on Jan. 29th 2020 at 9am. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

I will forever remember Jim’s mentorship, guidance, advise, and smile.  From the time I joined the US Patent Office 30 years ago, Jim was one of the primary examiners who trained me. Later on, Jim became my supervisor and then director.  During the 30 years, Jim had provided endless support, mentorship, guidance and advise to me.  Jim had excellent leadership and management knowledge and skills. Coupled with his calm, friendly and extremely approachable personality, Jim was a popular manager and everyone’s most desired supervisor in our agency.  Jim always recognized, appreciated and thanked people for their contributions. In my case, I was surprised and indebted to discover an appreciation/thank you letter from Jim to my director in my personal folder. Even as simple as arranging equipment for our Technology Fair event, Jim still wrote an appreciation and thank you note to me.  Jim was also well known for being a pretty handy man. He liked to do house renovations. I can’t forget that time I asked him how to fix some plumbing issue. He patiently explained to me in details on how to connect copper pipes to plastic pipes. Jim was someone I could count on for guidance, advise and help professionally and personally. He never hesitated to share his extensive knowledge with anyone.  Jim and I had many conversations over the past 30 years.  What I remember the most were our jokes, laughter and smiles. Jim’s gentle demeanor and helpful spirit have made real impression on me over the years and I am very grateful to have benefited from these positive characteristics. For lack of better words, Jim was undoubtably one of the nicest persons I have ever known.  I will miss him dearly. 

Jim was an inspiration to so many at PTO during his successful career - and into his retirement. Since Monday, I have heard so many amazing stories from others who worked with Jim at all levels of his career. Bottom line - he had a huge heart and effectively led and encouraged others to be their best! One (2800) SPE attributed their desire to become a SPE to Jim. Another SPE (2600) admitted that Jim trained them as a Junior Examiner, then as a SPE while Jim was their Primary Examiner, then SPE, then Tech Center (TC) Director. I had the honor of working with Jim in the mid-2000s when he was a TC2800 Director. Jim was the only TC Director that I had over my 20 years as a manager to every invite his managers to his home for holiday parties! As it turns out, I learned that Jim hosted holiday parties in his home for his staff when he was in 2600 before he came to us (2800). "Actions speak louder than words." applies to Jim, who genuinely cared for his staff and his work. His passion lives on - one legacy is our workgroup's biweekly team meetings, run by SPEs on a rotational team leader basis per Art Unit (AU) number ... continuing more than a decade later! It was fun exchanging home improvement stories with Jim too! One retired examiner asked me "Why Jim now?" ... and my guess is that it reminds us to consider our own management styles and to consider how we can best appreciate, motivate, and lead our staff to excel, both in character and in accomplishments. 

Blessings to Jim and his family.

Jim was a great guy that I met when I was dating his brother John in 1976. He was still in college at the University of Maryland and even then he was soft spoken and kind compassionate, caring, and so smart. After all who thinks of doing the things that he did routinely or would even attempt doing--such as building the sun room or adding on to the house. Wow.. And he was a man who loved his family and kids and loved mine during a very trying time--treating him just like his own two. And boy did he love Joy, kind, loving, there for her and you could tell they were meant to be together. I will always remember the great times we shared and kindness always showed to me, Michael, and Matthew. You are in God's loving arms and in peace. Kathi Dwyer

Jim was known as The Nice One throughout the patent corp. He was our director and he was smart, kind and very fair. He will be greatly missed. Our deepest condolences to your family.