Jim Brock

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.