James W. Hawkins

James W. Hawkins was a man from Westerville, Ohio, who died in the Silver Bridge collapse. He was a district manager for Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. At the time of the collapse, he lived with his wife, Lucy Leone, 28; son, Thayre William, 10; and daughter, Kimberly Kate, 8.

According to his son, James was "taking Christmas albums to a store in West Virginia before coming home from work for the day. This was not a bridge he traveled everyday - he was trying to help out the other store during the Christmas season. It was this kind of devotion to his job that had helped him become the youngest district manager in Firestone history. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Timing really is everything."