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James Arnold Van Buskirk

February 14, 1962 — January 9, 2021

On Saturday, January 9th, 2021, James (Jamie) Van Buskirk, loving husband and father of three passed away at the age of 58.

Jamie was born on February 14th, 1962 in Syracuse, NY to Lorna Cusack and J. Patrick Van Buskirk and raised in Barneveld, NY. He received his Civil and Environmental Engineering degree from Clarkson University in 1984 and worked to make the world a cleaner place for 35 years. On September 23rd, 1989, he married Cynthia (Cindy) Lou Schang. They raised two sons, Alex and Sam, and one daughter Julia.

Jamie was the life of every party, loved to be surrounded by friends and family, and enjoyed grilling for the masses. He was often challenging them to games of corn hole, darts, bocce ball and Gin Rummy, always with his own twists. If he was not on the tennis courts he was out camping or boating and of course drinking a cold Utica Club throughout. He cheered on his beloved Mets and Giants and adopted the Clemson Tigers after his twins both attended the university.  His favorite downtime would be spent on the back porch of his house watching the birds on the pond while reading his latest book or completing a crossword puzzle.

Jamie is survived his wife, Cindy, his three children, Alex, Julia, and Sam, by his mother, Lorna, his brother Scott (Jody)and sister Alice (Mike) Morgan, two aunts, several cousins, nephews, and nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, Pat.

A virtual memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, January 23rd at 5:00 p.m. for additional information contact Julia or Sam Van Buskirk. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the ALS Association or the Alzheimer's Association.

A burial service will be held later in the spring in Barneveld, NY where he will be interred at Evergreen Cemetery, arrangements by Autenrith Funeral Home. A “Celebration of Jamie’s Life” will follow-more details will be announced at a later date.

Donations:

The ALS Association
1275 K Street NW, Suite 250, Washington DC 20005
Tel: 1-202-407-8580
Web: http://www.alsa.org/

Cure Alzheimer's Fund
34 Washington Street, Suite 200, Wellesley Hills MA 02481
Tel: 1-781-237-3800
Web: http://www.curealzfund.org/

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