James Allie Treadway's Obituary
James Treadway of Lake Cherokee passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Christus Good Shepherd in Longview, Texas. A graveside service is scheduled for Monday, June 15, 2026, at 1:15PM at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Jim was born on September 26, 1945, in San Angelo, Texas, to James C. and Marilyn S. Treadway. He graduated from high school in 1963, attended a year of college, and then joined the United States Navy in 1964 where he served as a radarman, electronics technician, and date systems technician. He was the first enlisted plankowner of the USS Biddle (DLG-34). Aboard Biddle Jim made an around the world cruise and two combat tours to Vietnam. Jim was awarded a National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and a Navy Meritorious Service Citation. After mustering out in 1970 Jim continued a lifelong association with many of his shipmates. Jim organized Biddle’s first “All Hands Reunion” in Longview in 2001.
Jim graduated summa cum laude from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, in 1986 with a degree in computer science. He was employed as a field service engineer, technician, supervisor, programmer, and software engineer with high tech companies such as Digital Equipment Corp, Texas Instruments, CompuAdd, and advanced Micro Devices at AMD, Jim was a member of the team that developed the K5, K6 and Athlon superscalar microprocessors. He was awarded three US Patents while at AMD. He finished his high-tech career as an instructor in programming languages at Texas State Technical College, Marshall, Texas. He sold Harley-Davidson motorcycles and was an over the road truck driver.
Jim married Holly-Jean Kovar of Oxford Mass. On April 8, 1978.
Jim loved aviation, motorcycles, software engineering, digital computers, classical music, reading, writing, greyhounds and trucking. As a private pilot, he owned and flew several airplanes and flew to the Oshkosh annual fly-in three times. He rode his Harley to the annual Sturgis Rally twice and to the Republic of Texas Rally many times. He built a custom motorcycle.
In addition to writing articles for several publications, Jim wrote the history book, Hard Charger! The Story of the USS Biddle (DLG-34) and the textbook, Introduction to Software Debugging Using Visual Studio.
Jim loved travel and photography. He also began painting in recent years, and woodworking was a lifelong passion. He visited 49 states, and more than 55 countries, on 4 continents, that included 21 ocean crossings, and 8 seas. He saw the world’s most beautiful and interesting places and met and loved wonderful people everywhere he went. But more than anything, Jim loved his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and is with Him now.
Jim is survived by his wife Holly, sister Betsy Oney and husband Allen of Fort Worth, Texas, and sister-in-law Kathey Treadway of Granite Shoals. He is preceded in death by his parents, James C. and Marilyn S. Treadway, and brother Arthur Ray Treadway.
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