James Hudspeth

Rest peacefully James.
You will be missed by many that knew you.

Rest in peace James. You will be dearly missed with your stories and laugh. My condolences to Megan and Angela. He will be dearly missed.

thinking of you and megan at this sad time .JAMES was loved by all.dianne

Some lights are so bright they continue to shine long after they’re gone. James was an extraordinary person and loved nephew; his absence is felt by all of us.

RIP James.
❤️
Your smile and kindness will always be remembered.

Larger than life …
Missed forever

Dear Angela and Megan I came to know James through a writing group we both belonged to. He could really tell a story! I always enjoyed what he had written. Such a wonderful spirit full of generosity. He lent I know you must miss him so much. May your memories of him be a blessing and a comfort to you and his family and friends

James was a gentleman and very supportive. He was always nice and kind. He and Angela were among our first friends when we came to Canada in 2019.

My condolences to Angela and Megan.

Oh my James. There will never been another gentleman like you. Heaven just gained a beautiful soul 🕊️. Bryan and I will never forget you and how kind you were always to us 🤗. Deepest condolences to everyone that loved you 🙏

James it was an absolute pleasure to have known you. I always loved your crazy stories and hearing all about the yummy food you were going to make or buy at Canadian Tire chip truck lol. I love how u dug in for the company fundraiser barbecues and helped raise as much money as you could for social club knowing full well you hated the company dances and Angela would be coming to dance all evening with us.

My favourite thing about you was seeing you enjoy every single minute of Megan’s childhood. You were one of the best dads I have ever known. Just such a solid man husband father and friend and cat lover

You were fun funny sweet kinda grumpy but not really u just wanted to have people think that. I loved how you used your southern talk and drawl.

You will be so very missed. My condolences to Angela and Megan. You will never be forgotten our tool rental man with the treats from the farmers market.

Rest Easy Dear James xo

So many of us were blessed to know James for any time in any way, I have never met a man of James’s loyalty, strength, caring of everyone he knew or did not know if he met them & thought something was amiss, he would make sure it got sorted, a quiet man you knew always had your back, no matter the situation. Not only will he be missed he will be mourned for a very long time. Everything good said about him is real & too numerous to write all that he was. Thank you James for the names of Minoo & Max, I just couldn’t bring them to mind. <3
Angela & Megan will feel your presence always. Love you always. Thank you for being such a real genuine man for making my Daughter & Granddaughter happy. Mom 2 OOOOOOOO

I feel so sorry for all of us, family and friends, we have lost another great one. James was truly one of a kind, thank goodness, I think two would have been overwhelming. Loving and protective family man, hard worker once you got him going, spiritual, good eater, storyteller, and always good for a laugh. Imlook forward to seeing you on the next lap, bud, or just slap me on the back of the head to say hey.

I don’t know what is right to write… I worked with him for over ten years. James was family, he was one of the few that actually knew me. His heart was so big, he even came to check up on me when I was sick. He supported me, went to bat for me, and always had my back. He liked his steaks bloody and still kicking, “Just show it to the fire” he would say. We always swapped books. He loved World War stories. He liked his military satchel and mess kit for his lunches. He ate Vienna sausages cold out of the can. James always bought or made me food. He didn’t like French fries, but he always got them with his meals just to give them to me. He made sure my ketchup stash was always full. He liked Skyrim, and Fallout New Vegas; he even taught a seasoned gamer like me a few tricks. I miss his **** eating grin when we’re about to do something stupid. He liked his boots with the zippers on the side so he didn’t have to tie them. He would always help people and ask for nothing in return. He loved his cats. He liked his big belt buckle. He scratched his back against a file cabinet like a bear. We had years of inside jokes. I called him mongo when he fixed things by hitting it or I gave him coconut chocolate bars that he liked. James always talked about his family, he loved them deeply. His passing has left a gap… a void in everyone that knew him. I miss him. It just isn’t the same.

James, was one of the funniest, gentlest, caring and most helpful men I’ve ever met. His life gave meaning to the phrase “love thy neighbour as yourself”. I met James through a writing workshop and he also joined a writer’s group we formed after the workshop. We always looked forward to James’ humorous stories — genuine laughter filled the room as he read. You will always be a spark of levity and example of true goodness in my memories, God speed my friend.

We were so saddened to hear of James’ passing. Although we had not seen James, Angela or Megan in a number of years, we have many great memories of time spent together at the judo club and over food while the girls played together.
We know you have many wonderful memories and stories to share about James’ antics.
Sending condolences to family and friends.
Robin and Jamie
Jenn and Alex Claus

I was so sad to hear of the passing of James. We worked together in Newmarket and he helped me out many times in Bradford. He was an amazing, friendly and wonderful associate and it was my absolute privilege to have known him. My condolences to his family. He is truly missed. Rest in peace kind sir.

You were so much fun to work with at the Depot James. You and Angela were a blast at the Xmas parties. It was nice to watch Megan grow up.
You will be truly missed.

Rest in Peace.

Deeply saddened to hear of James’ passing. A great modest, generous, humourous, empathetic and of course well-read all- around nice guy.
Knew James for over 2 decades and shared many memorable conversations about books and authors and Florida gators and the state of the world and the heroics of the SAS and the courage of the wildfire fighters here and in the south.
He was a friend and supporter to so many and did what many can’t do…changed peoples’ lives and thoughts for the better.
Thinking of our occasional beer together at the Mad Hatter here’s a toast to the one and only James and my heartfelt condolences to Megan and the wondrous Scots lassie Angie…wishing I could have known him better…love and a bear hug from Stewart and Kathy.

James Hudspeth you are going to be sorrly missed in tool rental you were my rock there and you are going to be sorrly missed your friends gregory and andrea

Kind. Friendly. Cool. Laid back. Consistent.
One of the kindest men I have met in my own long life.
I already missed you because I was no longer there.
See you on the other side my friend.

My condolences to his family on their loss. James was probalby the friendliest, nicest people I’ve ever worked with at Home depot Newmarket over a 20+ year timespan. Just a salt of the earth guy who always seemed to be in a good mood and have a funny line ready to go. It’s not fair the number of years this guy was given. He came to me once and encouraged me to “keep it up” when I was growing my beard out long. I’m not gonna forget this guy ever. May he rest in Peace.

James,

When I joined tool rental you were one of the first store techs I got to know and email regularly.

Your emails always kept me smiling and laughing. When you couldn’t type what you wanted to say your calls made it all the more entertaining. The banter kept me going and your wisdom truly stuck with me.

My condolences to your family. We all feel the loss heavy on our hearts.

Go rest high on that mountain. ❤️

My sincere condolences to the family of James Hatspeth.

I worked with James at the Newmarket Home Depot, and he was truly one of the highlights of my time working there. I will always remember his kindness, wisdom, and absolutely unique sense of humor.

He was the person who introduced me to root beer. He would write me thank-you notes in Serbian that I still carry with me. He often checked on me by sending emails from the Tool Rental team, making sure I never felt forgotten.

James was truly one of those rare angels on Earth who genuinely cared about people.

I will miss you, James.Rest in peace.

I see a trend … James I remember the first time you and Angela had me over for dinner. Quiet spoken, leaning in with kindness and a genuine care for everyone. I remember thinking how fortunate Angela and Megan were to have you in their lives.
Reading the expression of love for a man who truly spent every moment reaching out to others.
Here’s to a life lived with an impact so great. Well done!!! Big hug and love to his family!

I am so very sad to hear this news. James was very kind to me and I thoroughly enjoyed working with him.
I am thinking of you, Megan and your family. James touched many people and will be missed so much. You have my heartfelt sympathy.