James A. Wiggins Jr.

Dear Shirlise and family,
I am very thankful, and honored to have been able to reconnect with you and James,on that Saturday when I came to visit the Premiere Dance Theatre. I was very excited to see the fruits of all your hard work, and proud to see the great success of your accomplishments and dreams. I take comfort in knowing that although James has physically crossed over, his beautiful spirit, charasmatic personality, contagiuos sense of humor, and strength as a man will not be...

I want to wish the wiggins family good luck. I love u all from Mr. James to Vannesa you all have an effect on my life. Ms. shirlise and Mr. James you have showed me a gift i never thought I had. I hope he didn't die of horrible cause. the tears run down my face as i reminise on the fun i had attending that school. i hope life gets better from this piont on. God Bless You. i love you sooooooooooo much. I am here for you if you ever need. My door is always open. need me.

I am 44 Years Old and had the pleasure of knowing James since his HS years. My heart is truly missing him. He is and will always remain one of the brightest talents I ever have come to know. It is no coincidence to me that I had a lenghty conversation about him with a mutual friend and the fond memories we shared prior to this tragedy.

James and Shirlese introduced my daughter Tayla, better known by James as "Tweety", to dance. They taught her from the age of 3 to 11. I don't believe she would have excelled as much as she has without them. James always brought laughter to everyone and made the children feel good about themselves. James your spirit and talent will live on forever. I know in my heart that you will be smiling down on all your "children".

There are no words to express my sadness. My years at School of Performing Arts are filled with memories of James, my loyal friend. Every room was lit up with his smile and filled with his laughter. I will deeply cherish those memories and hold him close to my heart, always.

I am devistated. James was one of my students I will never forget. He has been, and will always be in my memory. We have all lost a wonderful person.

I had the pleasure of knowing young James Wiggins when I taught at SPA.
I will always remember that smile - and that laugh. He was such a joy to know and to work with. My condolences to his family & friends

I will never forget the fun times we had at SPA. His friendship and talent will be missed. His memory will always hold a special place in my heart. Wishing you strength and comfort during this difficult time.

That smile, that laugh, that talent, on stage and off, James Wiggins is one of the brightest spirits to ever grace my life and everyone else's at the School of Performing Arts in Montclair...... my love to his family and to all fortunate enough to know and be inspired by him. His memory will live on in our hearts always.

Much love,
Lisa