James Allen Caudill

Jim Caudill, born January 2, 1963, passed away October 15, 2016 at the age of 53. His lifetime included many positions; son, brother, husband, dad, uncle, funny guy, manager, mechanic, Director of the Advanced Instruments Division of AGS, and inventor with 8 patents.

Colleague John Pollard wrote, ""Jim was a tremendous advocate for the advancement of diamond performance assessment. From 2000-2013 he worked for the American Gem Society, assisting in the development of the AGS Light Performance Grading system and serving as Director of their Advanced Instruments Division from 2004-2009. Jim co-authored the 2007 landmark paper on diamond performance published in Optical Engineering along with Dr. Jose Sasian, Jason Quick, and Peter Yantzer. He was the main architect of ASET viewer technology and designed many of the instruments which remain in use around the world for diamond analysis and sales. After leaving AGS Jim pursued other interests, but continued his friendship with many diamond professionals. He had a friendly, generous spirit and will be remembered with great affection.""

Though he had a great impact in his professional career, one of his most important roles in life was grandpa. Jim is survived by his wife; Valerie, daughter; Angela, son-in-law; John, two grandsons; John and Jackson, sister; Brenda, and several nieces and nephews.

Jim's Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 11:00 am at Davis Funeral Homes at 6200 S. Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. The celebration will continue at 2:00 pm in the El Presidente Room at the Fiesta Rancho Casino buffet.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of Nevada.

Service

Memorial Service

Davis Funeral Home
6200 S. Eastern Ave.
Las Vegas, NV  89119
Sunday, October 30, 2016
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM