James A. Duyck, Sr.
July 20, 1937 ~ June 29, 2002
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Mr. Duyck was a native of Asheville and was a son of the late Jessie Carl and Macie Wright Duyck. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Jessie Carl Duyck, Jr., in 1982.
He was a retired executive of Sky City Stores where he served for 35 years. He was instrumental in bringing American Legion Baseball back to Asheville after many years. He also established Mountain Youth Baseball, a non-profit organization to help fund and support American Legion Baseball.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Sally Peterson Duyck; a son, James A. Duyck, Jr. and his wife Michelle of Charlotte; two daughters, Sheila Duyck of Charlotte and Lisa Frisbee and her husband Kenneth of Asheville; grandchildren Sam, Sarah, and Ben Duyck and Ryan and Emily Gibbons of Charlotte and Will and Jackson James Frisbee of Asheville; and two sisters, Mabel D. Stewart of Asheville and Freida D. Wright and her husband Bill of Ocean Isle, NC.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Monday, July 1, at First Baptist Church in Asheville with the Rev. Ron Kiser officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Members of the American Legion Post 70 Baseball Team will be honorary pallbearers.
His family will receive friends at the church prior to the service beginning at 12:30 pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Mountain Youth Baseball, c/o Jeff Hartig, PO Box 5656, Asheville, NC 28813.
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Our sincere sympathy.
The family of John Will Johnson thoughts and prayers are with Macie’s family at this time of passing of Jimmy, a cousin. We remember him as childhood friends. God Bless.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Sally I am so sorry to hear
about Jimmy. You know he was
one of a kind, I’m really going to miss my buddy.
My prayers and thoughts are with you in this time.
Dear Sally and family,
It is with sadness that I heard about Jim’s death. He and I were pretty close as children. I was in Freida’s wedding. But I moved away from Asheville in 1961 and only came back a few times a year while my parents, Burgin and Willie, were alive. We did come back to Uncle Pern’s funeral and saw you and Jim there. Then in 2000 we got together with 23 of the relatives at a restaurant in Asheville. Mabel was among the group, but we were told that Jim had a baseball game that afternoon and evening. So sorry we missed him then.
You and your family are in our prayers for peace and comfort. We know it is never easy to give up a loved one. Treasure all of the happy memories you have of your time with him. May God give you comfort.
Much love,
Jeanette and Ed Parham
To Freida & Family,
My deepest sympathy and prayers for you & your family for your loss.
Amy Eggleston
Sally and Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love,
Bruce,Sheila and Family
Dear Sally,Our deepest
sympathy to you and your family. With love,
Lou & Hank
Sally & family,
My deepest sympathy on Jim’s passing. My sons (9 & 6)& I have been saying a prayer for you and your family since Saturday night. May God help you through this difficult time.
Bob Roberts
Sally…Our deepest sympathies are with you and your children. Jim fought a terribly hard battle, but yet managed to share his ‘baseball dream’ with us. We will support this cause in his memory. You are on our mind. Love…Pete & Maryann Faber
With our deepest sympathy.
We are thinking of you Sheila and your family at this time of such sorrow.
Jan,Sharon,Julie,Constance and Gregg/crew at NI.
Dear Sally & Family,
Our heartfelt sympathy during this time of loss. We are praying for you.
Don, Mary, Cliff, Adam, and Ben Green
My deepest sympathy in your time of sorrow.
I enjoyed working with Jim so much, he always had a smile and a joke for everyone.
He will truly be missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. We deeply appreciate all that Mr.Duyck did for the youth of this area and for giving our son, Josh, the opportunity to play for such a wonderful baseball program.
Sally, remembering you and your family during this sad time.
Phillip and Jean Buchanan
Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time. We look forward to seeing you in August. With love,
DeAnne, Mitch, Caroline and Courtney
Sally, Jimmy, Sheila, Lisa-we are thinking about you and praying for you guys at this tough time.
Steve, Jennifer, Jordan and Peyton Wright
Dear Sally,
I am so sorry to hear about Jims death.You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers
With Love ,
Barbara
Sally – was so shocked to hear of Jim’s passing. We had some great times with you guys as neighbors on N. Pershing! My deepest sympathy to you and your family.