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Veteran trainer, driver and owner Jim Gluhm, 77, of Trenton, Florida died at home on February 11, 2021.
Mr. Gluhm was born in Hamilton, Ohio on July 28, 1943 to Dr. Charles and Helen Gluhm. Jim s father was a veterinarian in Hamilton and surrounding areas.
Jim started his career in harness racing after high school and a short stint in college working for one of his mentors, Charlie King. Mr. Gluhm was then drafted into the Army in 1965 where his appointment was at Fort Sam, Houston, TX looking after the Modern Pentathlon stable of horses. Upon his discharge from the Army in 1967 he returned working for Charlie King, racing horses from New York to California. Among Mr. Gluhm s other mentors helping him along the way in his young career were his long-time friends John Patterson, Bruce Nickells and Eldon Harner.