This is so sad. When someone takes their own life the family has to deal with so much pain. God bless his family and friends.

way too young. rest in peace young man.

Praying for peace for this family. There are some things we will never be able to comprehend while here on earth.

Would like to clarify that my Jimmy is the son of Barb and James Sr. Sandra was his Step Mother. I miss my boy   terribly and thank you for your kind words and prayers in this most difficult time. My Jimmy was such a good boy please continue to pray for him to be at peace

Blood does not make a mother. Love and nurturing make a mother. Sandra was Jimmys real mother as much as James is my real father. I will miss my little brother more than words can express as will the rest of my family

My brother would have been severely disappointed by the arguments brought upon by this tragedy that has struck our family. He was and still is the greatest human being that I have ever known. Please, no matter what had happened in the past, remember my brother as the absolutely amazing person he was. Thank you for all of the kind words and loving support on behalf of my brother. No matter what happens, we will ALL be family. Regardless if anybody wants to believe it or not, my brother brought us all together. People have flaws and make mistakes, but that does not mean any one person loves my little brother more or less than anybody else. If we can all learn from this, we should all learn that love is not a privilege. We all have earned the love that we receive. And nobody deserves our unconditional love more than Jimmy. So no more fighting, he would NOT have wanted this.

Well said sweetheart, enough is enough.

Times of great tragedy brings feelings of pain, tension, confusion, and the need to hold on to what we still have. Prayers and reflection will hopefully help each of us heal, in time. Russell, Katrina has known great personal loss in her life, as we all have. I also know that she considered Jimmy her brother, plain and simple. The word “step” was never used in our house. I can assure you that no ill-will was intended when she came to my defense. She was a daughter, standing up for her mother and her brother who she had lived with since he was 7 years old. We all share the great love for Jimmy and the tremendous grief we are all experiencing from his loss.

I would share this personal thought with you and anyone who may be reading this. I have no doubt that Barbara has a huge hole in her heart right now from the pain of this loss. No one would ever doubt a mother’s love and grief at a time like this. It is shared by me. The fact that Jimmy had so much love from so many is truly a testament to the love he gave us all. I will pray that Barb’s healing begins in time. All of us, as a family, must find a way to move on and make sure that his life meant something more than a family arguing over who loved him more in a public forum. Jimmy would have hated it. He hated drama. It will only be through positive memories, funny stories, prayer, and faith that we will all get through this.

Might I suggest that we all try to get together in the future and share some of those stories and memories? Perhaps we could host an annual pig roast in his honor and donate the proceeds to a suicide prevention organization in his name. We all know how much he loved bacon! Think about it. I don’t think there could be a better tribute to Jimmy than for all of us to come together in his honor.

My prayers will forever be for our entire family, and yours. May we all find peace in His love.