James Ronald Stirtz

September 18, 1934 - November 12, 2019

James Ronald Stirtz, 85, of Palm Coast, FL passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side at the Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House on November 12, 2019. He was born on September 18, 1934 in Reading, PA. He was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs, as was blessed to be alive long enough to see them finally win a World Series Championship. He proudly served in the United States Air Force. James worked for the New York Times, in management, as an Executive Electrical Engineer. Then moved back to Chicago to start his successful business, Webb Tapes International. This allowed him, and his wife to be snowbirds, and enjoy the rest of their days split between Chicago, and sunny Florida. James is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Sacide Stirtz; his sister-in-law Esma Buttanri; his nieces Ingie Natale(Nick Natale), Jana Buttanri, Ceylan Buttanri; his brothers Earl “Butch” LaBrecque(Shirley LaBrecque), and Ronald Hacker; his nieces Michelle Walker(Gary Walker), Debra Nguyen(Todd Schoonver); and all six of his great-nieces&nephews Matthew Nguyen, Karissa Musser, Livio Natale, Ava Natale, Maximo Natale, and Dante Natale. He was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, and best friend Mehmet Buttanri. In lieu of flowers please make donations to St Judes Children’s Research Hospital. https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html