James Michael Shea Sr.
March 12, 1969 - March 10, 1997

James was a very special and wonderful young man who lived his life to the fullest each and everyday. He fought so hard to live for as long as he could. James was born with a congenital heart defect. He underwent numerous surgeries starting at the tender age of 19 hours old. He loved his country music, in particular Garth Brooks. He was a football fan as well and especially a San Francisco 49ER Fanatic!


He left behind 3 young children. His oldest child is now 11, and even though she is old enough to remember him and know what it feels like to miss him, his other two children still have things to deal with. His second youngest daughter was only 3 when he died and she has to come to grips with this huge gap in her life. She is supported by a loving family who tries to surround her with love and affection and encourage her to talk about her feelings of missing daddy. His youngest child....a son, was only four months old and at this time has no memories of his father, only the photos shown to him by his family to help him know about his father. He is loved and missed by his children and his family.

Please visit:

My AngelJames Memorial Homepage,

A web page written by his sister, Joyce Shea.

"He was and remains my best friend, my hero, and my guardian angel. I miss him terribly and battle with the pain of this tremendous loss. I know that I am not alone. He is with me always and I take comfort in that. I have never known a braver young man in my life. I pray that there will come a time when we as a family can show his children all the wonderful things that their father did and the wonderful and brave man that he was."


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