Jamie Kelley

From all of us at JW.ORG, we send our heartfelt condolences for the loss of your loved one.

I remember the first time I met my cousin Jamie. I was about 8 years old and visiting Virginia from my home in California for the first time. As a child, showing up somewhere completely new, all the way across the country for the first time — it was a little scary — I didn’t know what to expect. My parents tried to introduced me to Jamie… but they were late to the party. Before I even realized what they were saying, there was Jamie — waving to me with a big grin on his face. Jamie was exciting, welcoming and all around fun to be around. Even though I was his cousin that he had never met (who was about 16 years younger than him) he made me feel welcome and showed me that I was family before I even knew that he was my family. I can only imagine that’s what made him such a great dad. I know I am loved by family, and by friends that I haven’t even met yet because of Jamie. Jamie was a family man before everything else. I love you Jamie, and I’ll do everything I can to do for others what you did for me. Love, Your cousin and friend, John Peate

We extend our sincerest condolences for your loss and would like to convey that all of us at SWC are keeping you in our thoughts. We are sending our warmest regards and prayers during this difficult time.