James Alexander Weir
February 28, 1950 — April 03, 2025
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James Alexander Weir, 75, passed away surrounded by family on April 3, 2025. Born in Des Moines, Iowa on February 28, 1950, he was the only child of Alex and Jeanette Weir.
Jim was a 1968 graduate of East High School and attended the University of Iowa. He was a collegiate bowler and a lifelong Hawkeye fan. (Go Hawks!) He enjoyed building and racing cars, restoring classic cars, bowling, fishing, and spending time with his grandchildren. He retired from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department after 25 years of dedicated service. After retirement, Jim worked as a bus driver for the West Des Moines Public Schools, a job he thoroughly enjoyed.
Jim is survived by his wife of 53 years, Linda; his four children, Julie, Jennifer, Angie, and Anthony; and six grandchildren, Daniel, Natalie, Jacob, Jeremiah Aiden, Ben, and Tyler.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2025 at Highland Memory Gardens, 1 NE 60th Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa.
Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Darla Boffeli
04/11/2025
So sry to hear of Jim’s passing,I worked with him at west Des Moines schools.
Super nice guy. Sending prayers to his family.May he rest in peace.
Robert Blink
04/08/2025
Jim and I worked together for many years at the Polk County Courthouse. He was cordial to all those he met there and yet stood at the ready to protect those of us who served the public in that building. He was level-headed, kind and knew his duty to the public was service, not just law enforcement. Thank you, Jim, for your service. Judge Blink
Lisa Rockey
04/08/2025
Sergeant Weir was my supervisor for several years at the Polk County Jail. He was one of only a handful of Sergeants that I truly appreciated. He was a kind, honest, fair man and most of all Genuine!
When making his rounds in the pods, he would always chat not only about work, but about his family, his kids, and his cars! He really knew his cars!! Praying for all the Weir family for your peace and comfort.. RIP Sgt. Weir 🙏
Dan Charleston
04/07/2025
I had the privilege of working with Jim at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Jim displayed a caring and kind spirit to his friends, public and fellow colleagues. I appreciated his spirit and empathy as we served the public. I trust to see him again one day soon at The Eastern Gate. May God richly bless his family, loved ones and those he impacted.🙏🏼👮🏽♀️
Dave Brown
04/07/2025
For a short period of time when we were young (in grade school) Jim and I lived very close to
each other. He lived on East 27th between Lyon and Maple. I lived in the 2700 block of Lyon.
Later in life or lives would intersect again. He joined the sheriff's department and I joined the
police department. We would run into each other quite frequently while working in those capacities.
Jim was a great guy.
Dave Brown
(Retired DMPD)