Graduation Year | Class of 1977 |
Date of Passing | Oct 08, 1998 |
About | Jim Adameak ~ 12/5/58 – 10/8/98 James Michael Adameak, 39, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Duluth, died in his home after a courageous year-long battle with a rare form of cancer. He was born in Duluth on Dec. 5, 1958, the youngest of 10 children to Thomas and Evelyn Adameak. He graduated from Duluth’s Denfeld High School in 1977. He married Kathy Maust on June 30, 1979. Adameak worked at Diamond Tool and Horseshoe before moving to Blaine, Minn. He moved to Phoenix in 1996, where he worked driving a truck and was a member of the Teamsters Union. He was also a member of La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in Phoenix. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Kathy and Lois; and a brother, Bernard. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; a daughter, Sammi Jo; a son, Jackson Daniel; a brother, Raymond (Dana); and sisters Eileen (Wayne) Langlee, Marge Padden and Betty (Bob) Swanfeld of the Duluth area, Mary Bouchard of Superior and Patricia Lynn LaBrosse of Winchester, Va. A memorial service was Monday in Phoenix. Another memorial service is planned in Duluth later this month. |