James Paul 'Jim' Brock was born Oct. 31, 1953, at Wright Patterson Air
Force Base in Ohio. The son of Pat and Frank Brock, he was raised in
Mountain Lakes, N.J. He attended high school in Newport Beach. He
attended the University of California at Santa Barbara and the
University of Durham, England.
In 1980, he established his own company, Archaeological Advisory Group,
later renamed Archaeogroup. Jim authored and co-authored a number of
journal articles on Southern Californian prehistoric and historic
archaeology.
In 1987, Jim moved to Pioneertown and continued doing archaeology in
the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas. After losing his home and
business in the devastating Sawtooth Complex Fire on July 11, 2006, he
rebuilt.
In 1994, along with several members of the community in Pioneertown,
Jim was cast to play a fictionalized version of himself in The Howling:
New Moon Rising.
Jim traveled extensively; the Cook Islands was a favorite destination.
Jim also loved to paint, and in 2010 Jim published a book of his
original artwork and poetry, "Poems for Drunken Atheists."
Jim died at his home in Pioneertown on Dec. 11, 2011. He was 58 year
old and is survived by his brothers, William Brock of La Mesa, Thomas
Brock of San Ramon and Robert Brock of Maui, Hawaii.
