Memorial Fund for Breanne & Kaylee
Many in our community have been touched by the passionate life of James Ryan Ball. Jamie was a playful, social, proud and caring father, brother, son and friend. He had the ability to connect with people in a way that left you feeling important and loved. He was always interested in what you had to say, how you felt and what you needed, even to the point of putting his own stuff on hold to help you out. Jamie had a get up, go and never give up attitude. He was a promoter…of people, of things around him and life. Jamie loved loud music, a good bonfire and being out on the road on his bike. He was the type of person that never ceased to amaze you with the things he could create, build, the jokes he would play or his ability to bring people together. His open heart was experienced by so many of us and he will be missed by many more than, I believe, we will ever understand. To Breanne and Kaylee, Jamie was known as Dad or Poppi. He was a fun loving father and always did his best to show and tell his girls how much he loved them. Jamie has contributed to his community, our community, so much to ensure others are supported. Let’s do him proud by helping his girls out a little bit financially. Please donate if you can and share this go fund me campaign so that others that wish to help that are out of town get a chance to see it. ~With much love and respect, Lisa MacDonald
Celebration of Life for
James Ryan Ball
Friday, April 8th, 2016 1:00pm Service to be held at Yates Funeral Service, 1000 Allsbrook Rd Parksville BC
Celebration to follow at Coombs Rodeo Grounds
Potluck items needed please contact organizer via the Facebook Group, "In loving memory of James Ryan Ball
https://www.facebook.com/groups/232871980399336/
I am sure a lot of us have been trying to comprehend the sudden and tragic loss of our dear friend Jamie. It was just last spring that him and I were planning the funeral and celebration of life for another very dear friend and brother who we lost far to early. It still seems surreal to think that he is gone…life truly is fragile and fleeting. We will all grieve in our own way and one thing I know this last year has taught me is to live in the moment and be very thankful for all the friends and family that we sometimes might take for granted. My deepest condolences to the Balls and those closest to Jamie from me and the rest of the Davis family. RIP James Ball
~Shane Davis
Many thanks for everyone’s kind wishes. James was clearly loved by many. He was an extremely social, caring and passionate man whom has touched so many people over the years! One thing I know for sure, he loved his daughters with every ounce of his heart and he will sadly be missed by them but never forgotten. ~Christina Pike
*With permission from Breanne and Kaylee I have set up this go fund me campaign to help support them with the costs ahead and to help ease some of the financial burden in their immediate future. I spent some time with Jamie’s girls, Christie and Wayne and have complied most of these words from things that they shared with me about what they thought and felt about him. I have set this is up so that all information goes directly to them and is not filtered through me. Once this campaign has been made public I will be here to support them but will have no contact with the funds donated. Any quotes and names of others used in this campaign have been used with each person’s permission. If there are technical issues, questions or worries about this I can most certainly be contacted and will help out in any way that I can. Lisa*