Jim Nolan, founder and retired CEO of Shat-R-Shield, Salisbury, N.C., passed away after a brief illness on June 11. He was 82 years old. He was born May 9, 1926, in North Wales, Pa., and resided on Amelia Island, Fla., for the past four years.
He served in the Maritime Service during World War II and with the Army Signal Corp. in Korea during 1951-1953. In later life, he headed Shat-R-Shield Inc., a company he founded that manufactured and marketed shatterproof fluorescent bulbs.
Nolan invented the first plastic-coated, shatterproof fluorescent lamp in the mid-1970s. He then went on to create Shat-R-Shield, which has grown to be a very successful business. After retiring from Shat-R-Shield in 1997, Nolan left the operation of the company to his son Robert, who serves as CEO.
Nolan is survived by his wife, Peggy; his sons, Timothy R. and Robert J.; three grandchildren, Kathryn, Shay, and Hayley; and four sisters, Elizabeth Groomes, Patricia Meston, Kathryn Butterworth and Claire Stanford.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Community Hospice, 4266 Sunbeam Rd., Jacksonville, Fla., 32257.