James Bruce Galyen, Jr., age 61 a resident of Knoxville, Tennessee passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010 at his home. He was born in Roanoke, Va. on July 13, 1948 to Helen Brown Galyen and the late James Bruce Galyen, Sr. of Galax, Va. He is survived by his wife, Janet Walker Galyen; his mother, Helen Galyen of Galax, Va.;his sister Jan Cheryl Galyen Lingner of Woodstock, Ga.; his daughter Susan Galyen Deihl and husband Joshua Deihl of Raleigh, N.C.; four grandchildren, Grayson, Cole, Emily and Luke Deihl; stepdaughter Kellie Agulia and husband Thomas Agulia of Palm City, Fl.; two step-grandchildren Kellen & Christina Parris and one nephew James Austin Galyen Lingner of Atlanta, Ga..

As a young man, Jim was very active in the Boy Scouts of America. He attained the Order of the Arrow in the Scouting Honor Society and enjoyed working as a summer counselor at Camp Powhatan in Pulaski County, Va. He attended several national scouting jamborees.

Jim graduated from Galax High School in 1966 and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where he was a member of the Delta Pi Zeta Fraternity. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1971 with a degree in Marketing and soon afterwards entered into the U.S. Air Force, where he served as a pay specialist at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi where his daughter was born. After completing service in the Air Force in 1973, he returned to Galax and joined the Air Force Reserves in Martinsburg, West Va.. An avid lover of flying and airplanes, he received both his private and commercial pilot's licenses.He was also an excellent golfer, playing in several tournaments and traveling to play a variety of courses around the U.S. and in Puerto Rico.

From 1974-1976, Jim served as Director of Finance and Assistant City Manager for the City of Galax. He then followed in his father's footsteps by joining the sales force of several furniture companies including the Ridgeway Clock Company, Finkel Outdoor Furniture Company, and Pulaski Furniture Company. He continued his career as a manufacturer's representative within the furniture industry for over two more decades.

In 1995, Jim married Janet Walker Galyen and they lived in Blacksburg, Virginia. Jim and Janet enjoyed traveling together, playing golf and watching Virgina Tech football. They later moved to Knoxville, Tennessee where Jim retired from the furniture industry.

The funeral service will be conducted at First United Methodist Church in Galax on Friday, April 9th at 2:00 pm. Visitation will be held from twelve until service time at the church. Burial will follow in Felts Memorial Cemetery. Masonic Rites will be conducted by the Oldtown Lodge #68 and Military Rites will be conducted by Grayson County VFW Post 7726.