Wild Horse Children’s Theater presents the Northern Nevada premiere of the Tony and Academy Award winning musical, Oliver! JR. Performances will take place at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall in Carson City on the weekends of Dec. 2 and 9, with Friday and Saturday evening shows at 7:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm.
James R. Watson died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 at the age of 84.
Jim had a life full of accomplishments. He was born in Graham, Texas where he grew up and attended Graham High School graduating with numerous football and track awards. Jim received a football scholarship from the University of Texas at Austin, where he played running back for the Longhorns.
He received his Bachelors of Business Administration degree in 1958, then attended the University of Texas law school, obtaining his Juris Doctor degree in 1961.
It was as an undergraduate at The University of Texas where Jim met his wife of 43 years and mother of his children, Linda Louise Zerbe. They were married on June 1, 1958, in Houston, Texas.