James Sunderson, originally born in Margoree, studied in Belgriffe City, and then moved to Cove Ville (the home town of his wealthy Aunt Hadley) at the age of 24.

In Cove Ville James opened a used car lot and shortly afterwards married a beautiful young woman, Nancy Cartwright.  Nancy and James had two children, Sarah and Trevor, and both showed great promise in their studies and social skills.

This all changed when in July of 1941 Cove Ville was all but leveled in the terrible earthquake that rocked most of the nation of Palu.  Ten thousand people perished in the disaster, with James' wife, two children and aunt all being counted among them.  The story of this event is covered in DarthViper3k's journal "Palu State - Natural Growth".

Sunderson was destroyed emotionally by this terrible event, and it completely changed his life.  In one of life's little ironies the event also made James extremely wealthy through inheritance and insurance passed on from his lost family.

His world completely taken away from him, but at the same time made incredibly wealthy, Sunderson moved to a small cozy town called Cradle Bay, on the northern edge of a young Boston v2.

When the Palu Earthquake of 1941 destroyed Sunderson's home and family, it left James with a growing respect for the power and majesty of nature, and his own insignificance compared to it.  Sunderson commented once that it was during this time that he had an epiphany about his place on the earth and purpose in life.

So it was that in the summer of 1944 James Sunderson founded what came to be known as the Wilderness Warriors - an environmental group that would defend the voiceless plants and animals of mankind's environment from the onslaught of an uncaring, all-conquering humanity.

The Wilderness Warriors grew to be a mighty force, tackling governments, businesses, corporations, developers, anyone and anything that would take and destroy without thought of consequence.

By 1990 the Wilderness Warriors were self-funded through a range of programs such as environmental education, environmentally friendly tours, eco-resorts, and a host of investments.  By this stage Sunderson was more of a figurehead than a decision maker in the Wilderness Warriors, but the entire group (right down the guys packing seeds into palettes to germinate for next year's planting season) looked to James Sunderson for passion, enthusiasm, and a love for all things wild.

It was therefore a very sad loss when James Sunderson passed away one night in his bed from a stroke, although many remarked that going to sleep at the end of such an eventful life and never waking up was a damn fine way to go.

James Sunderson's personal estate included only his home on the southern shores of Vieseldorfe Point.

For around three years prior to Sunderson's passing the Wilderness Warriors had been engaged in discussions with state government about an area of forest being gradually dissected and developed to Boston's north.  The discussions and negotiations were such that this area - being home to some of the most unique ecosystems in SimNation - should be declared a national park and preserved for future generations.

With the great weight of respect granted to the Wilderness Warriors by governments and sims all around SimNation, these negotiations had proceeded reasonably well - due in no small part to the organisation, research, and passion of the Wilderness Warriors which in turn was due in no small part to the efforts and funding of James Sunderson.

It was therefore very well received when the SimNational State Government granted protected National Park status to the area (without reservation) that had been negotiated by the Wilderness Warriors, and named it the Sunderson National Park, in James Sunderson's honour.

Rest in Peace James.  You earned it.