NATCHITOCHES, LA
Feb. 9, 1958-Feb. 26, 2021
James âJimâ Bryan Akin passed away Feb. 26, 2021. He was born Feb. 9, 1958, in Minden and raised by his loving, adoptive parents, Jerry and Ruth Akin, in Shreveport.
After graduating from Southwood High School in 1976, Jim attended Northwestern State University.
While there, Jim met his beloved wife, Lee Ware Akin. Jim and Lee were united in marriage May 26, 1979, and graduated together from NSU in 1981 with degrees in Industrial Engineering.
Jim and Lee were blessed with two beautiful daughters, Jessica Brooke, born in 1985, and Amanda Christine, born in 1987.
Jim started his long career with ConocoPhillips in 1981 and held positions in Lafayette, Buras, Dubai, UAE, Houston, Lima, Peru, and Tripoli, Libya. Jim was known as âMr. Safetyâ at ConocoPhillips and received ConocoPhillipsâ highest employee award, the âSPIRITâ Award in 2008 and 2015. Jim retired in 2017.