James Beam Obituary

In loving memory of James Beam in Chicago, Illinois, born in Austin, Texas, who departed this world on May 5, 2024 at the age of 35. James leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid James farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For James is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his father James Curtis Beam; and his grandparents, James Beam, Nell Beam and Teddy Gray "Papa Gray". He is survived by: his mother Madeline Gray Smith (Chuck); his grandmother Martha Bauer "Mimi"; and his siblings, Cooper Beam and Addison Beam (Ryen Gorman).

The family asks, in Lieu of flowers, donate to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.