JAMES R. BAJOREK

Father Bajorek was not only knowledge and brilliant but understanding and compassionate. His actions drew us closer to our faith and to Our Lord. His prayer card is attached to our Crucifix in our view daily.

It's been a year now since Our Lord called our dear Father Jim home. For all of us who had the honor to know him, he changed our lives for the better-forever! He will always be in our hearts and we are blessed to have spent time with him.

God bless you father. You were the best priest in the area. Inspirational. You gave me hope for the Catholic institution. I will miss you.

I just recently heard of the loss of Father Jim. We grew up in the same neighborhood in Euclid Ohio. Our families enjoyed many wonderful times together. Our sincere condolences to Mrs. Bajorek, Mike and Patti and their families.

Father Jim married us 20 years ago after mentoring us @ St. James CSC; We miss you; Wonderful caring Priest
Grateful to have learned love of God as a teenager from your faith teaching. JeannieLinkParker. Class of,'83

We are saddened by the loss of Father Bajorek. If it is any comfort we met father at Holy Martyrs after he was ordained in 1980 and believe that we were the first couple that he preformed a marrage ceremony for on Sept 27, 1980. After 31 years we are still together. Our condolances to his family and friends

My family will be eternally grateful to Father Bajorek for celebrating the memorial Mass for my great-nephew, Finn Mortimer, and great-niece, Charlotte Mortimer, in June 2010. It was an extremely difficult time for my family and we continue to need prayers to heal.

Father Bajorek was my classmate at St. Joseph HS in Cleveland. He was truly one of the kindest people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. May he rest in peace.

Father Jim was a great Man, good Friend, and a very caring and loving Pastor. I fondly remember sitting with him at my Sister's wedding reception - he was the life of the party and had a hilarious wit about him. His sermons were always from the heart and often touched my heart and those of my fellow St. John Chrysostom parishoners. I know he is in heaven now looking over us. Father Jim you ARE and always will be missed!