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James Aaron Chaboudy "Jim" Jim Chaboudy, 56, formerly of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 after a courageous struggle with heart disease while awaiting a heart transplant. He resided in Palm Harbor, Florida.Jim was an outstanding athlete at Cuyahoga Falls High School, class of 1977, where he played baseball and football. As the quarterback on the football team, Jim and his two best friends, Bill Nettling and Sam Barbone, helped lead the Black Tigers to a league championship with big victories over Akron St. Vincent and Warren Western Reserve resulting in one of the best records in school history.Jim attended Hiram College for one year before moving to Florida thirty years ago. Jim worked as a manager for the Winn-Dixie grocery chain. For the past several years he was employed by the United States Postal Service. He was active in his church and spent much of his spare time traveling with his daughter Heather, a heart transplant recipient, to various transplant Olympics around the country.Jim was preceded in death by his father, Richard and his younger brother, Greg. Jim will be greatly missed by his wife, Linda; daughters, Amber (Dustin) Incorvia and Heather Chaboudy; mother, Joan Chaboudy; and brother, Rick Chaboudy, both of Palm Harbor, Florida; sister, Karen Showers of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and brothers, Rusty (Kelly) Chaboudy of Stow, Ohio and Tom Chaboudy of Green, Ohio. - |
