Jimmy "Jim" Lane Huse

Jimmy “Jim” Lane Huse, 71, of Amarillo, TX, went to be with the Lord on December 8, 2025.

He was born in Borger, TX, on March 15, 1954, to J.L. and Marjorie Huse, and loved to spend time outdoors fishing, hunting, and playing baseball. Jim met the love of his life, Heidi Keyner, in 1973 in college and they were married in 1981. The Lord blessed Jim and Heidi with two children, Ashley and John, that he loved and supported through Tennis and Soccer. He coached both of their soccer teams, the Yellowjackets, where he impacted many lives through his coaching and love for encouraging young athletes to achieve success.

Jim attended Tascosa High School and graduated in 1972 before going to Amarillo College where he was a music major. He quickly found his love for radiography at Amarillo College and finished out his degree in 1976. Jim worked as a radiographer and CT tech for Northwest Texas Healthcare system and St. Anthony’s Enterprises where he provided mobile CT services to much of West Texas and the Eastern United States. Jim moved into various leadership roles including Director of Radiology at Family Hospital and Director of Radiology for the VA healthcare system where he served for 23 years. When Jim retired from the VA, he began as a part time instructor at Amarillo College where he taught radiography students. His love for radiography translated easily into his love for the students he taught. His radiography career spanned 49 years from 1976 to 2025 and he had many stories of the work he did over all the years.

Jim played in several rock bands throughout the 70s where he was a lead guitar player and developed a love for music. He met many lifelong friends in the Amarillo music scene and took a break from playing in bands for several years. It wasn’t until he started teaching his son to play guitar that he joined another band, the praise and worship band at St. Stephen’s Methodist. He played electric guitar in the praise band for almost 14 years alongside his son and many other worship leaders and band members. He loved to worship the Lord through music and loved to serve his church and family. He was a member of several boards and committees at the church and sponsored several men on their walk to Emmaus during his 41 years at his church.

Jim was preceded in death by his father J.L. Huse, his sister Linda Huse, his mother Marjorie Huse Porth, and brother-in-law Brad Bowers.

Jim held his family close to his heart and loved them dearly. He is survived by his wife Heidi Huse, his daughter Ashley Huse and Betsy, his son John Huse and Kelsi, his sister Nancy Bowers, his brother-in-law Hans Keyner and wife Shari, his cousin Mike Blair and wife Jennifer, and his grandson James Huse who he loved dearly. He is survived by multiple nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.

The family will receive friends and family from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Friday December 12, 2025 at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, and the Memorial Service will be at St. Stephen Church, 4600 S. Western, Amarillo, TX 79109 on Saturday December 13, 2025 at 11:00 am. Private Burial to precede memorial service. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Jim’s memory to the Amarillo College Foundation.