Yesterday was a hard day as we lost a beloved member of our extended family. James Duzek passed away peacefully yesterday morning. To our sons he was always Grandpa Jim and to us he and Audrey were like having an extra set of parents. We were lucky enough to spend time with them over the years even though they lived in Michigan. We’ve got great memories of camping at Black Lake with everyone back in the day, spending time with them in the Upper Peninsula and seeing them when we could.

Jim showing the grandkids how to play guitar at Black Lake

Jim had a lot in common with my Dad, they both shared a great sense of humor. Each had three kids (his were girls, ours were boys), both worked for General Motors and they were almost exactly a year apart in age. Both left the world a better place.