James Talory Wickliffe

James Talory Wickliffe was born on April 10, 1989 to Lawrence Wickliffe and Sonya Washington in Las Vegas, Nevada. When James was a young boy, he moved with his mother and sister to Minot, North Dakota. He lived there until the year 2001. When James was 12, his mother passed away unexpectedly. He then returned to Las Vegas to live with his father.

James graduated from Clark High School in 2007.
While attending Clark, he played Varsity basketball, football, and track field. James had a passion for sports and physical fitness. Not only did he letter in all three sports, but he was also a cocaptain of the football and track team. James was known by his coaches and teammates as Wickliffe. Two of his closest friends in high school were James Wines and Kevin Shaw, who for fun at the time all chose super hero nicknames for themselves. James chose Blade and was referred to as such by his friends and classmates. During the last semester of James Senior Year at Clark, he met Alexandra R. Walker during lunch period. It was love at first sight. James, being the hopeless romantic that he was, greeted Alex the very next day with a red rose and asked her to be his girl. Alex said, Yes, and from that day on, they were inseparable.

James joined the US Navy on October 15, 2007. During Basic Training, James was awarded a SharpShooter Award. His military career was shortlived as he injured his leg and received a Medical Discharge under Honorable Conditions on January 15, 2008. He returned to Las Vegas, and the next day 1162008, James and Alexandra were married at Las Vegas Municipal Courts. Two years later, on February 4, 2010 James and Alex welcomed their daughter, Sonya Marie into this world. James decided to name her Sonya, in honor of his mother.

James was currently working at Lams Pharmacy. He began there as a cashier on September 29, 2009. He was quickly promoted to Head Cashier and was more recently in preparation and just completed his training to become the DME Durable Medical Equipment Supervisor. James was well liked and respected by his coworkers and management.

When James wasnt working, he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He adored his wife and baby girl. He lovingly nicknamed his daughter Squishy. He said not only was she squishy, but so were her diapers. Squishy loved to sit in her fathers lap and play video games with him. They also spent hours laying on the floor, looking into each others eyes, and showering each other with hugs and kisses.
Other interests of James included watching movies Action and Comedy were his favorite genres, playing roulette, and working out. James was also an amazing artist and enjoyed drawing. He especially liked drawing Anime Characters. He took a special interest in Martial Arts and Weaponry as well. James favorite colors were red and black. James was known to put a smile on his the face of his friends and family anytime he danced. To picture it, think of Carlton. His niece, Amil, especially loved to watch her uncle dance. James favorite musical artist was Michael Jackson.

James also spent time planning and dreaming of his future and the future of his family. He had many high goals and aspirations. He designed a mansion online and used that as motivation, a goal to strive toward. He and his wife wanted to have a house full of girls and James wanted them to follow in his footsteps by attending Hyde Park Middle School and Clark High School as he did and as his mother and father had done before him. He wanted to one day own and drive a black GT Mustang with red racing stripes. James and Alex dreamt of traveling the world. Their first stop was to be Barbados. He and his sister, LaCrea were also in the beginning stages of planning a trip. James was adventurous and wanted to and looked forward to trying new things, such as parasailing, jet skiing, hiking, camping, etc.

James was truly an awesome person, son, brother, husband, father, uncle, and friend. Anyone who was privileged to have met James was blessed by knowing him. He was born April 10, 1989 and unexpectedly departed this life on September 4, 2010. He was 21.

James was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bobbie G. Washington, Willia Mae Wickliffe, Lawrence Wickliffe Sr. and his loving mother, Sonya Jean Washington.

He leaves to cherish his memory his father, Lawrence Wickliffe wife, Alexandra Wickliffe one daughter, Sonya Marie Wickliffe four sisters, LaCrea Bucknell, Courtney Wickliffe, Suddenly Crosby, Karla Spann all of Las Vegas, Nevada two brothers, Dominic Davis Malik Davis of Bismarck, North Dakota one niece, Amil Branch Grandfather, James Washington and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, and other loving relatives and friends.

Visitation

Davis Funeral Home
6200 S. Eastern Ave.
Las Vegas, NV  89119
Monday, September 13, 2010
4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Service

Funeral Service

Greater Most High Church Of God In Christ
2717 York Avenue
North Las Vegas, NV  89032
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
11:00 A.M.

Cemetery

Davis Memorial Park
6200 South Eastern Avenue
Las Vegas, NV  89119