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Frank L. James
1945 - 2013
ROSWELL, Ga. --
Frank L. James, 68, of Roswell, formerly of Watertown, Wis., passed away in
Watertown Sunday morning, Aug. 11, 2013.
Funeral services
will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday with Pastor Ron Kral
of Christ United Methodist Church, at Hafemeister
Funeral Home in Watertown. Burial, with
graveside military rites, will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Watertown.
Relatives and
friends may gather at the Hafemeister Funeral Home on
Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Online condolences
may be sent to: www.hafemeisterfh.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be
made to the Mayo Clinic for squamous cell carcinoma research
(philanthropy.mayoclinic.org) or the Wounded Warrior Project
(woundedwarriorproject.org).
Born in Watertown on
April 21, 1945, to Frank M. and LaVon
"Bonnie" James, Frank grew up with his older brother Ted before his
younger brother Chuck arrived in 1950. The James boys spent their early
childhood living on Twelfth Street until 1955, when the boys helped their
father build the new family home at 1105 Western Ave.
Frank attended Webster
Elementary and moved on to Watertown Junior High before matriculating at
Watertown Senior High School. The son of a popular chemistry teacher, Frank
excelled in the classroom as well as the tennis court, and represented his
classmates as vice president.
Upon graduation
Frank attended the University of Wisconsin to study business, after which he
entered into the military and served in Vietnam; for his efforts while in
service Frank was awarded the Bronze Star. He returned to UW to pursue and earn
his master's in business and also met his future wife, Doris. They spent a year
in New York City before returning to Madison, Wis., where they were married on
April 14, 1973, as Frank started a 21-year career with IBM.
While with IBM,
Frank became the proud father of three children: Frankie, Danielle and Sabrina.
During this time, Frank's career took the family from Madison to Chicago and
eventually to Germany. In 1986, the family settled down in Atlanta where,
except for two years spent in England (1989-1991), Frank lived for the rest of
his life. Frank was in Watertown to attend his 50th class reunion and was able
to visit with his beloved classmates prior to his passing.
Frank was a proud
son, brother, uncle, husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather. He is
survived by his wife, Doris; his children, Frankie (Tricia) of Prairie Village,
Kan., Danielle and Sabrina of Atlanta; and his grandchildren Ava and Asher; his
sister-in-law, Carolyn (Ted) of Martin, Tenn.; his brother Chuck (Barbara) of
Walworth, Wis.; nieces Marjorie (Allan) Sudberry of
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jennifer (Jack) Vincent of Martin, Tenn., and Shannon
(Brent Reinen) James of Janesville, Wis.
Hafemeister Funeral Home, 611 E. Main St. Watertown
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