James H. Devereaux
James H. “Jim” Devereaux, beloved husband, father, brother and uncle, of Cadillac, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Friday afternoon, March 9, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was 73. Jim was born June 5, 1944 in Port Huron, Mich., to Dr. John Ryan and Adele Irene (Simpson) Devereaux and they preceded him in death. On March 5, 1971, in Port Huron, he married the former Judith L. Thoms and she preceded him in death on December, 28, 2012. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Sir Monseigneur Thomas Devereaux.
Jim graduated from St. Stephen High School in 1962. His first job was working as a dishwasher for Unique Restaurant in Port Huron at age 15. After high school Jim worked as a nighttime stock clerk at the A&P Store. Later, from 1962 to 1964, he worked at Mueller Brass Company. From 1970 to 1973 he worked at Detroit Edison Power Plant as operator/overhead line crewman and plumbing and pipefitter apprenticeship, during broken service.
Jim began his military career joining the Navy on July 31, 1964, attending boot camp in Great Lakes, Ill. He continued to Machinist Mate A School in Great Lakes, graduating in July 1965. During his service he was assigned or served aboard the following: the USS Ashtabula AO51, USS Constellation CVA 64, Jacksonville, FL NAS Cecil, Charleston, SC USS Semmes DD18, USS Garcia FF1040, USS Canopus AS34, USS Joseph Hewes FF1078, USS Frank Cable AS40, 1985-88 Cadillac, MI Navy Reserve Center, USS Theodore Roosevelt and lastly was transferred to the fleet reserve. Jim retired after serving in the United States Navy for 25 years, retiring as Master Chief Petty Officer.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Lake City, a life member of VFW Post 2406 in Charlotte, I as well as a life member of Catholic War Veterans.
On May 17, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Charlotte, he married the former Nina M. (Cobb) Robinson and she survives him along with his children, Amy (Jeff) Wagner of Cadillac and Ryan Devereaux of Lowell; two grandchildren, Caleb and Audrey Devereaux; step-children, Samantha Durrett (Chris) and Hope Berg (Paul); step-grandchildren: Peyton and Dylon Durrett and Dominique and Brianna Berg.
The Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, March 15, 2018 at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Lake City, with Rev. Fr. Matthew Cowan as celebrant. Burial was in Maple Hill Cemetery in Cadillac.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Stephens Catholic Church or Munson Hospice Cadillac Chapter. An online guestbook is available at petersonfh.com.