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James Caccamo Obituary
MUNROE FALLS James F. Caccamo, 50, died suddenly and unexpectedly Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002.
Born in Akron July 27, 1952 to Ernest and Alice (Alboreo) Caccamo, he graduated from Walsh Jesuit High School in 1970 and re ceived his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in English from Kent State. He married Briana (Marion) on Dec. 14, 1974 and their son Jason Vincent was born Sept. 3, 1980.
He was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his loving wife and son (fiancee, Jennifer Weingart); sisters, Doris Braden and Christine Caccamo; in-laws, Wayne and Sarah Marion; brothers and sisters-in-law, Brian and Sue Marion and Dana and Bethanne Desko; nieces, Amy Franjesevic, Lindsay Marion; nephews, Joshua and Jared Marion and Andrew and Ethan Desko.
Jim was employed as the archi vist at the Hudson Library and Historical Society since 1979 and was also the director of the Kent Histori cal Society. He was a member of the Ohio Underground Railroad Association, Friends of Freedom Society, Ohio Genealogical Society, Munroe Falls Historical Society, Stow Historical Society, and the Hudson Genealogical Society Group. Jim enjoyed his research on local underground railroad history, genealogy, collecting wedgewood pottery and his pets. He was author of several books on local history and the underground railroad.
Friends may call Wednesday, 3 to 8 p.m. at Redmon Funeral Home. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Do nations may be made to the Kent Historical Society, P.O. Box 663, Kent 44240 or to the Hudson Library and Historical Society, Spe cial Endowment Fund, 22 Aurora Street, Hudson 44236. (REDMON, STOW, 330-688-6631.)
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Memories and Condolences
for James Caccamo
Linda Merryman
December 10, 2002
Hugs to you Briana, Jason, and all of Jim's family. No words can express my sorrow at his loss or my joy at having had the opportunity to experience Jim firsthand at his 50th. He made his mark in this world and Darkover. He was larger than life and will live on in our memories for a very long time.
Marion (Jim's mother and father-in-law) Wayne and Sarah
December 10, 2002
It is with great saddness we lost Jim. His smile and intelligence will be with us through our grandson, Jason.
Jeanne Workman
December 6, 2002
Dear Briana,
On behalf of the members of the Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS who had the pleasure of having you and Jim at our October meeting, we send our sincere condolences. We were shocked into silence when we heard the sad news at our Nov. meeting. It's the loss of a member of the genealogical family of Northeast Ohio that is hard to take for every one who knew him. There must be work to do above that needs an expert historian and archivist. Please accept our sympathy.
Denise Tyre
November 22, 2002
Dearest Briana & Jason:
My contact with Jim was through Kent State. I graduated in 1999 at age 37 with a bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education and enough hours to minor in English thanks to Prof. Caccamo's inspiration. My fondest memory of him was when he was in front of the class reading aloud. His imagination and true love of literature and history would shine through along with his great sense of humor. I have a portfolio of all of the papers I wrote for him, and it is one of my dearest possessions. His comments challenged me and also lead me to believe in my talent. They are penned in his hand if you would like to have them or copies of them.
We also shared Jason stories-I have a son, also Jason, almost the same age as your Jason-Jim was so proud of you, Jason-never forget that! He lit up when he spoke of you.
My humble thanks for sharing him with me at Kent State as my teacher, and my sincere heart felt condolences for your loss. If I can ever be of help to you in any way I would be proud.
Denise Tyre
Barbara Sikora
November 22, 2002
I heard of Jim's death at the
Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society
meeting.
I was stunned and we were all saddened. I knew of Jim through his
genealogy work and admired him for
his wealth of knowledge and love of
the past. I will miss him.
Rick, Tammy & boys Sell
November 17, 2002
Cousin Bri & Jason
Sorry we didn't see you this week. Just can't handle long car rides as you know. Wish we would have gotten to know Jim better but sure liked the guy alot. Our sympathies and love are with you both.
Fran Varner
November 16, 2002
Brianna,
I wanted you and Jason to know that my love and prayers are with you both in this most difficult time of your lives. Remember only God can heal your hurt.
Love,
Fran
Debbie Laveck
November 16, 2002
The Drinking Gourd now shines a little less brightly as a result of the loss of Jim.
Jeanne Pool
November 14, 2002
My sincerest condolences to Jim's family. I wish I'd had time to get to know him better. I knew him only through the Yahoo Groups Darkover RPG site, but I am not surprised to find out that he had been educated by the Jesuits--it showed in what he wrote.
Jim Burns
November 14, 2002
Although I overlapped with Jim for a short time at Walsh Jesuit (I graduated in '72), I did not get to know him then. In fact, it wasn't until recently that I made real contact with Jim. He made a very favorable impression on my 9-year-old son at History Camp this summer. Jim made a point to tell us how bright he thought Adrian was. I also recently had occasion to ask Jim's assistance in doing some research in the Hudson archives. I was impressed by his enthusiasm and helpfulness on my project. He will be missed.
Michael & Lisa Micale
November 14, 2002
Dear Briana, Doris, Christine, and Jason, I am deeply saddened by the news of Jim's passing.It just doesn't seem fair when a life is cut short. My prayers are with all of you.Love Michael and Lisa Micale
Jean Allread
November 14, 2002
We are so sorry about Jim - our sympathy to you, Briana, your family and the community. He will be long remembered and greatly missed. Dick and Jean Allread
Roy & Sharen Naylor
November 13, 2002
We were very sorry to hear of Jim's death. What a loss to the entire community. We came to know Jim through family research and Hudson History and also the Underground Railroad. Roy contacted Jim about 2 years ago to do a program at the Historical Society of Olde Northfield. It was one of the best programs we have had. He was a wealth of information, and will be truly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and many friends.
Michelle Mullins
November 13, 2002
May God Bless and keep you in your time of sorrow--May his light shine upon you.
Mark Micale
November 13, 2002
Our prayers and sympathies are with Briana, Jason, Dodie and Christine at this difficult time.
Mark A.Micale and family
Pat Albrecht
November 13, 2002
Dear Dodie,
Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your brother. I'm sorry I did not have the opportunity to meet him, but I enjoyed hearing you talk about his knowledge of Hudson history, the underground railroad and more. You were a good sister to him and I'm sure he knew how proud of him you are. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers dear friend.
Affectionately, Pat
Jo Ann Alboreo
November 13, 2002
Brianna and Jason, I am truly sorry that you have experienced this tremendous loss from your life. But I am truly happy that you were able to share your life wth Jim for so many years. He will never be far from your thoughts.
Love and Blessings as you continue your journey - perhaps a little less joyously than before.
Aunt Jo Ann Alboreo and Gina
Lon Cseplo
November 13, 2002
Joann and I wish to express our deep sympathy to you and Jason over the loss of Jim. He was a delightful, intelligent, and caring person, and we will miss him greatly. Thinking of his tours of historic Hudson, of singing the MST3K theme song, of our conversations, and of his advice will always have special meaning to us. Briana and Jason, I hope you find some comfort in knowing how much he touched the lives of others.
Lon Cseplo, Joann Toth, and Quinn Toth-Cseplo
Mike Blomerley
November 13, 2002
Bri,
The Blomerley family thoughts are with you.
Mike
Redmon Funeral Home Inc.
November 13, 2002
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
Ferdinand DeSantis
November 13, 2002
Briana,
Please accept Lisa and my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your husband. You are in our thoughts.
Fred
Michael Dooley
November 12, 2002
Although I only knew Jim through our online game, he was friendly, witty and had a wicked sense of humour.
I hope that your next life is just as good as this one was Jim.
Blessed Be.
Heleen de Hamer
November 12, 2002
I am deeply saddened that now I will never have the opportunity to meet Jim in person, but I'm glad that I at least had the chance to know him online for the last couple of years and will never forget him.
My thoughts go out to Jim's family and friends for being forced to lose this unique person from your midst.
ed & willa williams
November 12, 2002
our deepest sympathy go out to you and jason. he will be missed by many
from stow historical society
Frederick Bloetscher
November 12, 2002
Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss.
Virginia C. Bloetscher
November 12, 2002
My deepest sympathy to all Jim's family. He was a good friend and frequently my teacher, advisor, encourager and supporter, as archivist. I am deeply saddened by his loss; he will be missed by many friends and admirers.
Heather Schueller
November 12, 2002
Dodie, my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family....Love Heather & Danny Schueller.
Rob & Lisa Gumpf
November 12, 2002
We were so sorry to hear of Jim's death. Rob worked with Briana for many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Kay Campbell
November 12, 2002
On behalf of Western Reserve Colony, Mayflower Descendants Ohio
Society, I wish to convey our sincere sympathy. Jim gave an excellent speech to our group in Medina a year ago. I had heard him speak at Canton Chapter DAR and at the Canton Genealogical Society.The entire area will miss him. Our prayers are with you.
Merilee Miller(Reese)
November 12, 2002
I have so many memories of growing up together. You will be missed by so many>
Margaret Beecher Maurer
November 12, 2002
When I was in Library School I worked at the Hudson Library and Historical Society with Jim. He was such a wonderful person to work with, and very knowledgable. Later, when I became the Local History person at Porter Library in Westlake Jim again was a generous resource regarding local history collection management. We can't even imagine at this point how much of a loss his death will be.
Kimberley MacDonald
November 12, 2002
I only knew Jim via his email posts in the online role-playing game based on Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series. He was a born storyteller, and I always looked forward to what he'd think of writing next. His tales were always full of wit and adventure and magic (especially Diego's adventures and the Darkovan Inquirer). Our game (and the world) is now much poorer without him. May this memory lighten grief ...
Jack and Nancy Renner
November 12, 2002
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim's wife, family and friends in this hour of grief. He was a remarkable man who will be sorely missed by all who had the honor and pleasure of knowing him.
John, Jennifer and Dana Vinson
November 12, 2002
Our deepest sympathy to you, Briana and Jason, and to your extended family, at this very sad time. Jim was a wonderful all-around person.
Marianne Kaiser
November 12, 2002
I only knew Jim from his witty, creative posts to the rpg. He will be missed by all. My prayers and thoughts to his family during this difficult time.
Marianne
(Kiera,Amos, & Mariel)
Amy Kenneley
November 12, 2002
What a loss to the historical community..Mr.Caccamo was so helpful when I visited the Kent Historical Society,producing books for my research, and even finding the probable place of an ancestor's
residence by using his vast knowledge of the area and times.
Condolences to his family.
Vonne Ryan
November 11, 2002
I will always be thankful for the honour of having known Jim, even if it was mainly by email. Thank you Jim for the privilege.
All my love to those he has left behind.
Leah Bosco
November 11, 2002
Dear Briana and Jason,
I was so sorry to hear of the untimely death of your beloved husband and dad. It is so sad that one so young was taken. You have my deepest sympathy.
Leah
Roxanne Carlin
November 11, 2002
My deepest sympathy to Briana and Jason. I got to know Jim through the Know and Show Sheltie Club. Where I had alot of fun with all of you. I will miss Jim. He always had a postive attitude towards everything in life.
Sally Burnell
November 11, 2002
Jim's enthusiasm and interest in local history was infectious. You could not sit in the same room with him and hear him speak and not come away totally jazzed about what he was talking about. I had so looked forward to working with him on the new Kent Historic Preservation Society. His passing leaves a hole that is unfillable and I hope that someone can pick up his unfinished work and see it through to completion. A true light in NE Ohio has gone out, and there is a little more darkness now as a result. I will miss you a great deal, Jim. My prayers to his family, co-workers and other friends. Rest in peace.
Lyle Gunning
November 11, 2002
My sincere sympathy to Jim's family. I had known him since he came to the Hudson Library, where he was always very friendly, helpful and interested in whatever genealogical research I was doing. We have all, truly, lost a great man.
Bonnie Day
November 11, 2002
Jim's presence will be sorely missed. He was a great help and one of the anchors of our group. A candle will alway burn in my memory for him.
Thank You Jim for your sense of humor and joy!
Phyllis Gatian
November 11, 2002
My condolences to Jim's family. His talks at the Hudson Genealogy Study Group were so interesting & he will be missed very much.
Phyllis
Cynthia Copeland
November 11, 2002
Jim was friendly, creative, and above all sincere. I only knew him online, but I am deeply sorry for your loss. We will all miss him very much.
Bethanne Desko
November 11, 2002
When Jim married my sister Briana he didn't know he was getting a baby sister with the bargain. Jim introduced me the works of Marion Zimmer Bradley and C.S. Lewis when I was 12. I have been an avid reader ever since. Thank you Jim for loving my sister and giving me the love of books. I'll miss you.
Sarah Glenn
November 11, 2002
I never met Jim in person, but he made my imagination dance. We have lost a warm, vibrant, and inventive person. Please know that I share your sorrow.
Linda Lauderdale
November 11, 2002
My family's deepest sympathy to you. We enjoyed meeting Jim recently at the Randolph dedication of the URR historical marker. Your community and family have experienced a great loss. He will always be remembered for his legacy of knowledge and multitude of contributions.
Donna Agan
November 11, 2002
My deepest sympathy to Jim's family. Our Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society had the pleasure on several occasions to have Jim as a speaker. His expertise in the field of research and genealogy will be greatly missed by all who counted on his help and guidance. Jim was a special person.
Dick Edwards
November 11, 2002
Our thoughts are with you.
Tana and George Fox
November 11, 2002
We extend our deepest condolences to Jim's family. The Hudson Library and Historical Society have lost a tremendous asset in Jim. He will be greatly missed by many.
Charles Weese
November 11, 2002
The loss of Jim at such an early age will certainly be felt all the more by his family and the organizations to which he belonged. As suggested, the Hudson Genealogical Study Group will make a donation in lieu of flowers to the Hudson Library and Historical Society's Special Endowment Fund.
Kathleen Marten
November 11, 2002
My deepest sympathy to you, Briana and Jason, at this very difficult time. Also, my regards and thoughts to all of those that loved him at the Library and around the state. Jim was a wonderful friend and teacher. He will be sorely missed.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Marten
Former Reference Librarian
and Asst. in Archives at the Hudson Library and Historical Society
Brecksville Historical Asso
November 11, 2002
We are sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Jim was a much respected person and will be missed.
Shirley & Sim Tomlinson
November 10, 2002
Our Thoughts and Love are with you at this time.
Connie & Lou Ferguson
November 10, 2002
Our sympathy to you, Briana, and Jason, as well as your extended family. Sue Cook of Atlanta, formerly of here asked me to extend her sympathy to your family and to the library.
Connie
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