news.com.com — James Kim was a respected expert on bleeding-edge digital devices, an owner of a trendy clothing store, and a lover of the futuristic-sounding music known as electronica. Yet most of Kim's life revolved around traditional values, according to friends: sacrifice, friendship and family.
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prym8Dec 7, 2006
I was thinking the same thing, the ultimate tragedy is that he didn't get to know...
revmonkeyDec 7, 2006
ya know, i like to think he's reviewing an ipod for god.R.I.P Mr. Kim
soundjudgmentDec 7, 2006
Two simple words which could have SAVED that man's life:"Hello, OnStar??"
flashboy131Dec 7, 2006
Did he know his family was safe before he passed?
cazooDec 7, 2006
3...2...1...BLOCKED!
angelpDec 7, 2006
@alpha - I didn't say you were wrong, I said you didn't know what it was like to be in their situation. Learn how to read before you go on with endless coach analogies. People make mistakes and they're not perfect . The fact that you want to keep harping on this man's "mistake" after he's died says volumes about you.
Closed AccountDec 7, 2006
Kim sealed his own fate. Sure you can call him a hero, if bravery is the only thing that counts. His trek was a brave thing to do, but let's face it, it was also a stupid thing to do. He apparently lacked basic survival know-how and navigation skills. If this is not the case, than his thinking/judgement was clearly impaired. In either case, he should not have left his family.Go ahead and down-mod, but you can't ignore the facts - if Kim wasn't a darling of the internet, there wouldnt be 200+ comments and 15 stories a day on digg - it wouldnt even make digg, and headlines would read, "Brave driver makes stupid mistakes". It is common sense. Such as, "Hmmm, maybe going down this treacherous snowy crevasse isn't such a good idea. I'll stick to the road."After that, I'd stick with going in one direction. If you don't know how to find what direction you are traveling in, you shouldn't set off on foot in a snow storm. You're better off staying with your family.
konekochanDec 7, 2006
Beautiful tribute that gives some insight into what a decent guy he was even before he risked it all to save his family. Clearly, putting his family first was not something new. I've read that it was James' footprints from the car that were spotted first by the local helicopter pilot and helped lead to the rescue of his family - if that's how it actually happened, then him leaving may very well have in fact saved their lives. We'll never know, but if so, maybe it wasn't in vain that it sadly cost his life. In any case, whatever human mistakes some say were made getting into the predicament, James Kim died trying to get his family out, and there's nothing more heroic than that "superhuman" effort he made. Rest in peace, James Kim.
aznboi04kDec 8, 2006
beautiful video tribute to james kim. it actually brought tears to my eyes.
Closed AccountDec 8, 2006
Let's not forget Kati in all of this. Please post any pix!
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