{"id":29048,"date":"2026-01-28T10:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29048"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:25:49","slug":"jim-bolin-v-p-of-bolin-enterprises-and-casey-visionary-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/29048-jim-bolin-v-p-of-bolin-enterprises-and-casey-visionary-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Bolin, V.P. of Bolin Enterprises and Casey Visionary Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Bolin companies published a social media post stating that they and the Casey community experienced a profound loss on Tuesday with the death of\u00a0 Jim Bolin, Vice President of Bolin Enterprises and the visionary behind Big Things in A Small Town.\u00a0 Bolin passed away after sustaining injuries during a snowmobile trip.<\/p>\n<p>In the post, they said &#8220;Jim was widely known as a man of deep faith, unwavering devotion to his family, and genuine friendship to all who knew him.\u00a0 He lived those values every single day.\u00a0 As his family continues to grieve the recent passing of his father, we ask that you keep them in your prayers for strength, comfort, and peace during this incredibly difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Bolin companies leadership teams state that they remain committed to honoring Jim&#8217;s legacy at Bolin Enterprises, Bolin Autos &#8211; Trucks &#8211; Tires, Bolin Fuel &#8211; Oil &#8211; Propane, T-Bilt Customs, and JJET Rental, Sales &amp; Service.\u00a0 They will continue his vision and passion that have shaped the companies, supported 250 employees, and positively influenced the Casey community.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral arrangements are pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bolin companies published a social media post stating that they and the Casey community experienced a profound loss on Tuesday with the death of\u00a0 Jim Bolin, Vice President of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":29055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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