William J. Harper Jim age 87, passed away peacefully on February 9th surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of Joan. Father of Darryl( Sharon), Byron, and Kevin (Anne Cleary) Harper, as well as Mike (Stacie) and Scott ( Andrea) Lowery. Grandfather of Amy (Brian) Hanzel, Leah( Matthew) Nardi, Megan ( Sean) Branigan, Sara (Patrick), Luke, Katie, Hunter, Austin, Davin, Autumn, and Amelia, and Alex. Great grandfather of Kate, Isabella, and Arianna. Preceded in death by his parents, Rev. William M. and Edith Harper. William was a proud graduate of Muskingum University, continuing the family legacy that was continued by his granddaughter. He spent 31 years as a teacher, and when he retired he spent almost another 20 years as a substitute teacher. He was a great coach, coaching the Eastlake North Rifle team from 1961-1978. In his free time he enjoyed golf and all sports and local professional teams, enjoyed sudoku puzzles, but above all he took great pride in his family, always spending time with his kids, grandkids and great grandkids.