Kate Ellis (Adelaide, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is with great sadness that I report to the House the death of Mr Jim Jarvis, who passed away on Monday, 1 November at the age of 71. Jim Jarvis was a former Lord Mayor of Adelaide, once a Fleet Street journalist, a business entrepreneur and a very proud Adelaidian. Whilst he will be remembered by many for his role as the city’s 73rd lord mayor, leading the council from 1985 to 1987, he also served on a number of charitable and advisory boards, and he ran his own successful marketing firm, JB Jarvis and Associates.

I had the privilege of meeting and working with Jim Jarvis in recent times. He made a wonderful contribution to the South Australian community, business and social life, and he did some particularly admirable work during his time with World Vision and the Don Dunstan Foundation. Jim was a true family man, a devoted father and husband to his large family. On behalf of many of my constituents in the electorate of Adelaide, I would like to express my sincerest condolences to Jim’s wife, Sky, his family and friends. I know he will be sorely missed by our community and all those he has touched all over the world. I thank him for the wonderful contribution that he has made to the city of Adelaide.

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