James Randoph Fritsche, Jr.
November 17, 1975 ~ June 5, 2008
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Arden ~ James Randolph Fritsche, Jr., 32 of Glen Bridge Road, Arden, died on Thursday, June 05, 2008 in the North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC.
He was born in Houston, TX on November 17, 1975 and was the son of Marlene Butler Fritsche Drake and his step-father, Bill Drake both of Fairview, NC. He was pre-ceded in death by his father, James Randolph Fritsche.
James lived in many places and he attended Gansevoort Elementary School in Rome, NY from 1980 – 1987 and graduated from Blytheville High School in 1994 in Blytheville, Arkansas. James attended several colleges including, Arkansas State and Austin Peay University in Clarkesville, TN. He was an avid comic book collector and movie enthusiast and a member of the Living Savior Lutheran Church in Arden.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Melissa Holmes Fritsche; maternal grandmother, Grete Butler of Blytheville, AR; paternal grandfather, Charles W. Fritsche, Sr. of Bedias, TX; one sister, Lina Gerene Fritsche of Dyersburg, TN; two half brothers, of OK; uncle, Charles W. Fritsche, Jr. of Spring, TX and an aunt Barbara Fritsche Kovalski of Saudi Arabia; several cousins and other relatives.
A graveside service will be held 10:00 A.M. Monday, June 9, 2008 at Calvary Episcopal Churchyard with Pastor John Qualmann officiating.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. Sunday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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I am so sad about James passing, but he will not have pain in his body anymore. We will remember you guys in our prayers. He was just a sweet person and we will miss him so much at the Credit Union.
I am sorry to hear of your loss of James. I graduated high school with him and remember him as quiet and unassuming boy. I do not know how he was taken from you, but I know of his previous struggles with cancer. I know that no words can ease your suffering, but I know now he will be at peace.
We were in art club together during senior year so myself and the other members worked with James on the mural behind the Ritz Theatre on Main Street in Blytheville. I say we worked together, but really I only contributed to the painting of a few clouds. The real artist was James. It was mostly his design that we used for the painting. He was a good artist. The mural can be a lasting memorial to James and his artistic abilities.