James J. Adamczak Sr. (1937 - 2012)
HAMBURG - James J. Adamczak Sr., 74, of 75 Oakhill Drive, Hamburg, formerly of Jamestown, died Monday (March 5, 2012) at the Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
He was born Aug. 17, 1937, in Jamestown, a son of the late Stephen and Alice Mason Adamczak Sr. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1955.
In his earlier years, Jim was employed by the Proto Tool Co. He began his employment with the United Parcel Service in 1966, working in Jamestown, Dunkirk and Olean. He retired from UPS in Buffalo as a manager in 1992.
Jim enjoyed gardening, bowling and golf, and he looked forward to wintering in Myrtle Beach, where he also worked for a golf course. He was well-known for his years of playing softball locally. In 2005, he was recognized and inducted into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame.
Surviving are his wife, Marcia Pachol Adamczak, whom he married Aug. 2, 1958, in Jamestown; four children, Lori (Tom) Lassen of Frewsburg, James (Christie) Adamczak Jr. of Lynchburg, Va., Sally (Curt) Walsh of Olean and Dr. Susan Adamczak of Hamburg; seven grandchildren, Jessica Lassen of New Castle, Pa., SN Benjamin Lassen of the U.S. Coast Guard, stationed in Wilmington, N.C., Brian (Andrea) Adamczak, Ashley (Taylor) Glass and Zachary Adamczak, all of Lynchburg, Amanda Walsh of Elkhorn, Wis., and Nicholas Walsh of Olean; two step-grandchildren, Kevin O'Connell and Pfieffer Trent, both of Lynchburg; a great-grandson, Landon Adamczak of Lynchburg; and a niece and four nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen Adamczak Jr.; and a sister, Karen Brink.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Published in The Olean Times Herald on March 7, 2012
Used with permission
HAMBURG - James J. Adamczak Sr., 74, of 75 Oakhill Drive, Hamburg, formerly of Jamestown, died Monday (March 5, 2012) at the Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
He was born Aug. 17, 1937, in Jamestown, a son of the late Stephen and Alice Mason Adamczak Sr. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1955.
In his earlier years, Jim was employed by the Proto Tool Co. He began his employment with the United Parcel Service in 1966, working in Jamestown, Dunkirk and Olean. He retired from UPS in Buffalo as a manager in 1992.
Jim enjoyed gardening, bowling and golf, and he looked forward to wintering in Myrtle Beach, where he also worked for a golf course. He was well-known for his years of playing softball locally. In 2005, he was recognized and inducted into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame.
Surviving are his wife, Marcia Pachol Adamczak, whom he married Aug. 2, 1958, in Jamestown; four children, Lori (Tom) Lassen of Frewsburg, James (Christie) Adamczak Jr. of Lynchburg, Va., Sally (Curt) Walsh of Olean and Dr. Susan Adamczak of Hamburg; seven grandchildren, Jessica Lassen of New Castle, Pa., SN Benjamin Lassen of the U.S. Coast Guard, stationed in Wilmington, N.C., Brian (Andrea) Adamczak, Ashley (Taylor) Glass and Zachary Adamczak, all of Lynchburg, Amanda Walsh of Elkhorn, Wis., and Nicholas Walsh of Olean; two step-grandchildren, Kevin O'Connell and Pfieffer Trent, both of Lynchburg; a great-grandson, Landon Adamczak of Lynchburg; and a niece and four nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen Adamczak Jr.; and a sister, Karen Brink.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Published in The Olean Times Herald on March 7, 2012
Used with permission
James J. Adamczak Sr. (1937 - 2012)
HAMBURG - James J. Adamczak Sr., 74, of 75 Oakhill Drive, Hamburg, formerly of Jamestown, died Monday (March 5, 2012) at the Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
He was born Aug. 17, 1937, in Jamestown, a son of the late Stephen and Alice Mason Adamczak Sr. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1955.
In his earlier years, Jim was employed by the Proto Tool Co. He began his employment with the United Parcel Service in 1966, working in Jamestown, Dunkirk and Olean. He retired from UPS in Buffalo as a manager in 1992.
Jim enjoyed gardening, bowling and golf, and he looked forward to wintering in Myrtle Beach, where he also worked for a golf course. He was well-known for his years of playing softball locally. In 2005, he was recognized and inducted into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame.
Surviving are his wife, Marcia Pachol Adamczak, whom he married Aug. 2, 1958, in Jamestown; four children, Lori (Tom) Lassen of Frewsburg, James (Christie) Adamczak Jr. of Lynchburg, Va., Sally (Curt) Walsh of Olean and Dr. Susan Adamczak of Hamburg; seven grandchildren, Jessica Lassen of New Castle, Pa., SN Benjamin Lassen of the U.S. Coast Guard, stationed in Wilmington, N.C., Brian (Andrea) Adamczak, Ashley (Taylor) Glass and Zachary Adamczak, all of Lynchburg, Amanda Walsh of Elkhorn, Wis., and Nicholas Walsh of Olean; two step-grandchildren, Kevin O'Connell and Pfieffer Trent, both of Lynchburg; a great-grandson, Landon Adamczak of Lynchburg; and a niece and four nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen Adamczak Jr.; and a sister, Karen Brink.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Published in The Olean Times Herald on March 7, 2012
Used with permission
HAMBURG - James J. Adamczak Sr., 74, of 75 Oakhill Drive, Hamburg, formerly of Jamestown, died Monday (March 5, 2012) at the Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
He was born Aug. 17, 1937, in Jamestown, a son of the late Stephen and Alice Mason Adamczak Sr. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1955.
In his earlier years, Jim was employed by the Proto Tool Co. He began his employment with the United Parcel Service in 1966, working in Jamestown, Dunkirk and Olean. He retired from UPS in Buffalo as a manager in 1992.
Jim enjoyed gardening, bowling and golf, and he looked forward to wintering in Myrtle Beach, where he also worked for a golf course. He was well-known for his years of playing softball locally. In 2005, he was recognized and inducted into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame.
Surviving are his wife, Marcia Pachol Adamczak, whom he married Aug. 2, 1958, in Jamestown; four children, Lori (Tom) Lassen of Frewsburg, James (Christie) Adamczak Jr. of Lynchburg, Va., Sally (Curt) Walsh of Olean and Dr. Susan Adamczak of Hamburg; seven grandchildren, Jessica Lassen of New Castle, Pa., SN Benjamin Lassen of the U.S. Coast Guard, stationed in Wilmington, N.C., Brian (Andrea) Adamczak, Ashley (Taylor) Glass and Zachary Adamczak, all of Lynchburg, Amanda Walsh of Elkhorn, Wis., and Nicholas Walsh of Olean; two step-grandchildren, Kevin O'Connell and Pfieffer Trent, both of Lynchburg; a great-grandson, Landon Adamczak of Lynchburg; and a niece and four nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen Adamczak Jr.; and a sister, Karen Brink.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Published in The Olean Times Herald on March 7, 2012
Used with permission
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