James (Jim) Hilbert Rolando, 92, passed away on Thursday, July 22nd, 2021, at the Littlefork Care Center in Littlefork, MN. Jim was born August 27, 1928, in Ely, MN, to James and Ellen (Toutloff ) Rolando. He was united in marriage on July 16, 1955, to Mary Maureen Gauer. Jim was a 1946 graduate of Ely High School and graduated from the University of Minnesota- Duluth in 1950.
After college, Jim began his teaching career in Sentinel Butte, ND; after one year of teaching, Jim enlisted in the United States Army where he served until his discharge in 1953. Jim returned to teaching in 1953 in Mandan, ND. In 1957, Jim returned to the Iron Range to teach and coach in Gilbert, MN. In 1962, Jim moved his family to Missoula, MT where he taught while also completing his master’s degree in Education at the University of Wyoming. In 1964, Jim and his family returned to Minnesota, where he continued his teaching/coaching career in Eveleth, MN. While coaching in Eveleth, he guided the Golden Bears to their first ever Minnesota State High School basketball tournament.
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