Obituary: Jim Berger

Jim Berger, long-time Saratoga rancher, passed away at age 85 at his home in Saratoga on Jan. 5, 2014, surrounded by his family.

Jim lived 72 years in Wyoming, after moving from his childhood home in New Jersey in 1941 at age 13. He attended high school in Cheyenne, finishing in three years, while working as a stable hand and wrangling horses. He attended the University of Wyoming, where he served as president of the UW Rodeo Club and helped organize the Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. He was a member of the Alpha Zeta agricultural honor fraternity. During his college years, he worked on se...