James M Budd JR
07/27/1939 - 04/30/2009
Dad’s favorite musician was Elvis Presley, and we would all agree he lived out one of his songs,
                        “I Did It MY Way”
You Will Be Missed
James M. Budd Jr. left us on April 30, 2009 at 9:35am at the age of 69 from heart failure in Naples Community Hospital. James was born in Columbus, Ohio in July 27th 1939 to his parents James and Doris. He lived most of his live in Ohio and then in Naples Florida for the last 20 years with his wife Sharon. He was worked in various maintenance positions until he retired. In 2001 he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and by 2002 he had beat the cancer. Shortly after he began to have issues with his heart and the doctors gave him a pacemaker to help him. He had many bouts for the next years and he was such a fighter, he beat death at least 3 times. In his last two weeks, his heart weakened to 10%-14%. James was a very strong man, and had an ego so large that he would not even let cancer and heart issues keep him down long. He has been an aspiration to many, a mentor to friends, a loving father/grandfather, and compassionate husband. He will be missed by many, and will always be in our memories. He survives his wife Sharon and his four sons, Charlie, James III, Steve, Shawn., and he has 17 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren..
The Love of His Life