James H. "Jim" Shimberg Sr. dies at 84

TAMPA -- Pioneer developer James H. "Jim" Shimberg Sr., best known for building Town 'N Country and University Community Hospital, died of lung cancer Friday (June 15, 2007). He was 84.

Mr. Shimberg was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, rising to the rank of lieutenant. After the war he attended the University of Chicago Law School where he received his law degree in 1949 and practiced law in New York until 1958.

It was in 1958 when Mr. Shimberg moved to Tampa with his wife Amy, and became one of the area's major developers. With his brother, Hinks Shimberg, he developed much of the Town 'N Country area, as well as numerous homes throughout the Bay area.

A celebration of James H. Shimberg Sr.’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 18, at Congregation Schaarai Zedek, 3303 Swann Ave. in Tampa, with Rabbi Richard Birnholz officiating.