Saturday, July 5, 2008

James R. 'Jim' Saliture

James R. “Jim” Saliture, age 55, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2008, at home surrounded by his family. Jim was born in Santa Monica, CA, February 7, 1953, son of the late Victor R. and Mariruth A. (Nee: Papotta) Saliture Jr. and moved to Racine from California eight years ago to be near his daughter and grandchildren.

Jim was employed by McDonnell Douglas in California for over twenty years and was a member of the Teamsters. He was very creative, enjoyed crafts, fishing and collecting antiques. Above all he was a loving and devoted brother, father, grandfather, uncle, godfather and friend who will be dearly missed by all.

Survivors include his daughter, Kristina (Andres) Guzman of Racine; his son, James Ryan Saliture of Flagstaff, AZ; his three grandchildren, Jonathan, Gianna, and Andres; two brothers, John (Haze) Saliture of Cypress, CA, Victor (Marlee) Saliture of Rockwall, TX; his grandmother, Blanche Saliture of Long Beach, CA; uncle, Richard Saliture of Palos Verdes, CA; 12 nieces, nephews; his companion, Lisa; numerous cousins and dear friends. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his niece, Allison.

Relatives and friends may meet with the family at the funeral home on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. with a time of remembering at 6:30 p.m. Graveside services will be held at West Lawn Memorial Park on Thursday at 10 a.m. with Rev. John D. Aiello officiating.

MARESH-MEREDITH & ACKLAM FUNERAL HOME
803 Main St., Racine (262) 634-7888

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

John,
I am so sorry to hear of Jim's passing.I will never forget 'the good times' and there were many. I always cared about him. Unfortunately we lost contact with each other these last years. I will always be his friend....chip

Anonymous said...

my dad was the best ever i will allways miss him love his only son james ryan saliture.

Jeff Bailey said...

Hi everyone sorry I am late posting this. My name is Jeff Bailey and I worked at McDonnell Douglas with Jim. He was the dispatcher and I was a Teamster driver. Jim was great to work with. He was always friendly. We used to barbecue on Saturday's at work by the office. I am 70 now and retired in Tampa FL. As I have gotten older and more reflective on life I started looking up old aquaintances from my time in Long Beach CA. If Jim's daughter or son reads this I want you to know I think about your Dad often and the time I worked at McDonnell Douglas in the late 90's. They say we live on in the memories of those we leave behind. My thoughts are with you.
Jeff Bailey 813-767-8552, jefferybailey@hotmail.com