Jamie was born and raised in Grafton, WI. He lived a very busy and active lifestyle.
1963 - 2020
Jamie was involved in sports starting from his younger school days as a player throughout his adult years in the coach role.
There was never an injury, sickness, or travel distance that could keep him off the field/court/pitch......that is unless the Packers were playing at the same time.
In Jamie's later years he developed consistent symptoms of shortness of breath, sleep apnea, and lightheadedness. He went through multiple tests and saw many different physicians and specialists.
Eventually we were grateful to figure out that Jamie had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He went under 2 separate open heart surgeries after the first one left a way for fluid to build up around his heart.
Unfortunately due to his surgeries, Jamie was considered immunocompromised during the 2019 pandemic. He caught Covid and needed to be hospitalized. The sickness was aggressive and took Jamie from us far too early.
Jamie kept a positive outlook throughout all the testing, surgeries, and recoveries. No matter the situation Jake, Ben or Emma was faced with, Jamie made sure they had some basic principles to rely on:
1) Family is more than blood
2) Don't burn bridges
3) You can't condemn others for not being as yourself
4) Have no regrets in life