Zeno, James V.

James Vincent Zeno died at age 90 on August 24, 2004 at home in Chico. He was born in Pennsylvania to Sicilian immigrants Charles and Mary Zeno on April 2, 1914. Jim was a graduate of Pittsburgh High School, the Chico State class of 1938 and Stanford University where he earned a Master's Degree in Journalism. Jim was a former Journalism teacher, newspaper reporter for the Oakland Tribune and owner for 50 years of Zeno Associates, an East Bay Public Relations and Advertising Agency. Active in East Bay Civic Affairs, and Republican Political Circles for several decades, he moved to Chico in 1991. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Zeno Fox; son-in-law Morton Fox; daughter Suzanne Donnelly; son and daughter-in-law Jim Zeno Jr. and Karly. Survivors also include seven loving grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. James was preceded in death by his wife Violet in February 2003. The couple had been married for 65 years.