James “Jimmy” Timothy Leighty, 55, of Prosser, passed away on August 17, 2016 in Prosser.
He was born on April 28, 1961 in Bainbridge, Maryland to Charles and Beatrice (Rodrigues) Leighty. The family moved to Prosser in 1967 where he was raised and attended Prosser schools. In 1980, his daughter, Heidi Marie Carrillo was born. In 1984, Jimmy met the love of his life, Tammy Irby and the couple married on February 11, 1988. They settled down on a small piece of land on the family farm and were blessed with two sons, James Leighty Jr. in 1986 and Tyler Leighty in 1988. His family was his life and Jimmy spent endless hours with them camping, fishing and coaching his boys in sports. Jimmy enjoyed playing softball and golf and made many lifelong friends along the way.
Jimmy is survived by his wife of twenty-eight years, Tammy Leighty; his father, Charles Ruben Leighty; brothers, Mathew (Alice), Tom (Darlene) and Charlie (Chris) Leighty; sister, Eva (John) Conley; sons, James and Tyler (Amanda) Leighty; daughter, Heidi (Val) Carrillo; grandchildren, Jr., Aliya, Treston and Samantha Carrillo and Colby, Kade, Faith and Jaxon Leighty; and numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Beatrice Leighty; his sister, Carmen Studer; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 27th at Bethel Church in Prosser. A potluck will follow, the location will be announced at the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Hospital in Seattle.