James Theodore Vandiver Jr.
September 18, 1972 ~ June 28, 2025
Born in:
Pueblo, Colorado
Resided in:
Mesa, Arizona
James Theodore Vandiver, Jr., 52, of Mesa, AZ, born September 18, 1972, in Pueblo, Colorado went to be with the Lord on June 28, 2025. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Dorothy Sirko; grandfather, Steve Sirko; grandmother, Ruth Trivett; and grandfather, Royal Trivett Sr.
James was a talented young man and had the ability to create something from nothing. He loved camping, fishing, golfing and karate, as well as many other sports. He also loved cooking and spending time with his friends and family. James began his own business, Vandiver Estimating, in 2020 in Arizona doing estimating for businesses all over the country. Prior to that, he spent 23+ years learning the electrical trade at the family business, Royal Electrical Services in Pueblo. James also served four years as a sheriff’s deputy for Pueblo County.
Even during his illness, James earned his black belt in karate from Karate for Christ in Arizona.
James had a sense of humor, was loving, kind, willing to help others in any circumstance, was wise beyond his years, and a faithful friend, husband and dad. He was a wonderful influence on many young men in his life.
James is survived by his wife, Brandie Watson; stepchildren, Hope, Saybyl, Michael and David; father, Royal Trivett, Jr (Colene); mother, Judy E. Reed (Robert); sister, Ashley Harvey (Christopher); and nephew, Cash; as well as numerous other family members. He is greatly missed.
Celebration of life, 10:30 a.m. July 31, 2025, Fellowship of the Rockies, 3892 W. Northern Ave.
Online condolences at www.MontgomerySteward.com
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Celebration of Life: July 31, 2025 10:30 am
Fellowship of the Rockies
3892 W. Northern Ave.
Pueblo, CO 81005
719-542-1552
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Our condolences to the whole family. James was a kind, considerate, hard working and honorable young man. Always upbeat and with a smile.
James was a good man. He was kind, talented and had a positive impact on this world. My condolences to all who cared for James.
We were saddened to hear of James’s passing and our hearts are broken for all of you. I don’t have the words at this time to express, so please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers…
Will and Marie Johnson
My name is Tiffany. James Vandiver was the great star-crossed love of my life. Ours was an epic love story, and I won’t be able to get more than a sentence into it without disappearing into a puddle of tears. James knew. James knows. I will not tell you our love story, because-like all real love stories-it will die with us, as it should. I’d hoped that he’d be eulogizing me, because there’s no one I’d rather have…” I started crying. “Okay, how not to cry. How am I-okay. Okay.”
I took a few deep breaths and went back to the page. “I can’t talk about our love story, so I will talk about math. I am not a mathematician, but I know this: There are infinite numbers between 0 and 1. There’s .1 and .12 and .112 and infinite collection of others. Of course, there is a Bigger infinite set of numbers between 0 and 2, or between 0 and a million. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. A writer we used to like taught us that. There are days, many of them, when I resent the size of my unbounded set. I want more numbers than I’m likely to get, and God, I want more numbers for James Vandiver than he got. But, James, my love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I’m grateful.” Okay….
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars