Steven Matthew James

Steven “Stevon” Matthew James, 30 of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away on November 8, 2008 in Pensacola, Florida. He was born on May 28, 1978 in Port Charlotte. Stevon attended Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda and Leto High School in Tampa as well as the Full Sail University, School of Music in Orlando.

Steve was a DJ, who was very passionate about his music and all it represented in life. In keeping with his ideology there will be a 24 hour music remembrance of his mixes to be played on Saturday.

Stevon is survived by his loving family including his mother, Fire (Rick Young) James of Port Charlotte; father, Richard James of Tampa; grandmother, Joan Quinn; and an extended family of over 100 loving members.

There will be a Celebration of Stevon’s life starting at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Fire’s home located on Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte, with a dedication at 4:00pm. Please visit [url]www.mem.com[/url] to sign the guestbook and leave your personal message. Arrangements under the direction of Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Punta Gorda, FL.

“Music is the key, without it, no doors will ever open”

Chuck Warren - General Manager Coral Ridge Funeral Home & Cemetery & Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens

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So, are the celebration and dedication ceremonies private? If not then could you please PM the physical address?

Thanks in advance.

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thanks for the link

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Thanks for posting that Scifi.

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I will post the address as soon as I get confirmation from his family that I can do that. I'm pretty sure I can but just want to make sure its okay with them through this very trying time.

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I am still in disbelief. So sad to lose someone so young with such great talent. RIP steve

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So sad still. :(

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The pictures on that "Mem" site absolutely tore me up.

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to those needing a direct link

[url]http://www.mem.com/Story.aspx?ID=2715440[/url]

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[QUOTE=lilsensa;678617]The pictures on that "Mem" site absolutely tore me up.[/QUOTE]

those were really heart breaking.

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For sure.

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so so sad :(

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Sorry I've been out sick that last couple days and its been very tough trying to put the DVD together for the service on Saturday. I could only work on it every half hour. You think that that time makes it easier but it still hasn't.

Address of service: Residence of Elaine "Fire" James and Rick Young 18481 Edgewater Drive, Port Charlotte, FL 33948

I hope to meet some of you that take the time to come. We will be leaving on Friday afternoon from Pensacola to drive down and will be picking up Steve Graham in Tampa for the service on Saturday morning.

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[quote=lilsensa;678617]The pictures on that "Mem" site absolutely tore me up.[/quote]

Me too....I still can't believe he is gone :(

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To the nicest guy in the world.....I'll never forget you and the times we shared together I always had a blast when you were around.

Can't believe its come to this

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OMG I just read this! this is SOO sad!! he was such a nice guy!!

why do the good people leave us sometimes?? :(:(:(

can anyone tell me the cause of death?

R.I.P. dear Steve

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RIP Steve

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I hope to meet some of you that take the time to come. We will be leaving on Friday afternoon from Pensacola to drive down and will be picking up Steve Graham in Tampa for the service on Saturday morning.[/quote]

I'll be there, I can be a little shy though. Is anyone bringing anything? I don't really want to arrive empty handed.

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[quote=fsukimg;679113]I'll be there, I can be a little shy though. Is anyone bringing anything? I don't really want to arrive empty handed.[/quote]

Four of us are traveling down from Pensacola and bringing Steve Graham, so please don't be shy. We have been told not to bring anything. They have tons of family friends who are taking care of that.

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Can someone please say goodbye to Steve for me. Please tell him that I love him and miss him terribly....I wish more than anything I could be there :(

RIP my friend.....I will hold you in my heart forever xoxo

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We went to the Memorial on Saturday. It was one the hardest things I have had to do in my life. There were about 75-100 people there throughout the day. Again, showing that Steve was loved by everyone. It was very nice they had a video streaming pictures, other photos, and a book that you could record personal stories. People also got up and either read poems or told stories. It was extremely emotional.

We went and represented FSM and MS. We told many of his family about the Mercury Server Board and how many people on there loved him. We also told them about the music and how talented he really was. Many requested information about both.

We just want you to know that even though most of you were not able to attend, we brought you in spirit with us. It confirmed to me that Jib gave so much of himself there just wasn't enough for him.

I miss him so much and there will be a part of my heart forever missing. But I do feeling him smiling down on me.

Em

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Steve Graham sent me a photo that Megan took at the memorial (of all of Jibs pictures on there), was really beautiful.

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kamal, i'm glad steve forwarded that pic to you. i wish you guys could've made it. it was beautiful to hear all the nice things that people had to say about our jibby.

this weekend was definitely very emotional for all of us who went. but like em said, it was also very nice to see so many people who came to show their love for steve. everyone was very welcoming and open to us. definitely made us feel at home, and part of the family.

it was great to meet his dad and step mom. they're both such sweet people. and they even said they're gonna try to make it up here this weekend for our memorial for steve. dave, it was really nice to meet you too. it helped to have someone else there from the ms family.

i thought this weekend might make things a little easier ... bring some closure, that sort of thing. but it hasn't really done that yet. i guess the only thing that can do that is time. i'm still heartbroken over it all.

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glad to hear how things went. i think this weekend will really help give a little closure! see y'all friday.

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I am glad you guys took the time to go down there, i REALLY wish i could have had the opportunity to make it..... this whole ordeal has been hard on me i can only imagine what you guys @ fsm crew and here @ ms must be going through.... you ALL are in my prayers !!!! <3 u megan @ ALL the rest of you guys...... peace, ONE :|

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I'm super shy - but I'm definitely glad I went. It was really nice to see how many people were there to support all his family and friends. I started to go up to the table, but got emotional and figured that was a good time to leave. Very nice meeting you guys that were there, I can see why he talked so highly about everyone. xoxo

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^^Thanks for coming. I'm sure Steve was feeling the love that day for sure.

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Oh no.. I can't believe it. I haven't stopped by since October and now I read this :(

Steve was one of the few people that I connected with on MS. Having never met him yet I felt the connection.. how unexpected. I always thought that I was the biggest Digweed fan until Steve. And he always shared all his sets with me on soulseek as I was always playing catch up. I'll miss reading his mostly quirky posts. What an awesome guy... I have no idea what happened, its seems so sudden, my prayers go out to his family... blessing always Jibbers!

For some strange reason I remember the time Steve posted a pic of his CD collection... there were stacks and stacks of CDs...

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Oh gosh.. I come back to [ms] after a little break to see this. :( :(

Very sad.. he will live on in our memories as a fantastic guy. RIP and much love to his family.

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I have not been here in so long jib was one of my best friends..i miss him soo much...much love to you all