James Mohr
Armstrong Funeral Home
James R. Mohr
Mapleton, IA - James R. Mohr, 36, of O Fallon,
Missouri and formerly of Mapleton, Iowa passed away
Friday, November 9, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital
in St. Louis, Missouri. The funeral services will be
Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at St.
John's United Methodist Church in Mapleton, Iowa
with Pastor Brian McNamara officiating. Buriaal will be
in St. Clair Cemetery at Ute, Iowa Visitation will be
Friday, November 16 after 4:00 p.m. with a prayer
service at 7:00 p.m. at the Armstrong Funeral Home
in Mapleton. The full obituary can be located at
www.armstrongfuneral.com where on line
condolences may be directed to the family as well.
AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 36, -JAMES RICHMOND
MOHR LEFT THIS EARTH, LEAVING BEHIND
WARM MEMORIES THAT WILL BE CHERISHED BY
ALL THE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HE TOUCHED.
BORN MAY, 16, 1976 IN FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA,
-JAMES SPENT THE MA-.JORITY OF HIS
CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT YEARS IN
MAPLETON, IOWA, NEAR THE HOMETOWN OF
HIS MOTHER, NORMA, AND ADOPTED FATHER
LESTER MOHR.
THE OLDEST OF THREE BOYS, -JAMES WAS
KNOWN IN THE FAMILY FOR BEING
RESPONSIBLE AND HONEST, ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT CAME TO LOOKING AFTER HIS YOUNGER
BROTHERS RUSSELL AND LANCE. WHEN HIS
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May 16, 1976 - Nov. 9, 2012
YOUNGER BROTHERS GOT INTO MISCHIEF,
-JAMES WAS NOTORIOUS FOR STRAIGHTENING
THEM OUT WITHOUT THEIR MOTHER'S
KNOWLEDGE OF THE TROUBLE BEING CAUSED.
WHEN HE WASN'T BEING THE RESPONSIBLE
OLDER BROTHER, -JAMES EN-.JOYED PLAYING
FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL FOR MAPLE VALLEY
HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE GRADUATED
VALEDICTORIAN IN 1994. FROM THERE HE WENT
ON TO STUDY AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY IN
AMES, IOWA. WHILE IN AMES, -JAMES
EXPLORED VARIOUS MA-.JORS AND
EVENTUALLY GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT IN 2005.
HIs TIME IN AMES WAS A SPECIAL PART OF
-JAMES' LIFE. HE MADE NUMEROUS
FRIENDSHIPS AND HELD SEVERAL -.JOBS, MOST
NOTABLY AS A POPULAR BARTENDER AT
WELCH AVENUE STATION IN CAMPUSTOWN. HE
LOVED PLAYING IN A DART LEAGUE AND
TRAVELED TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN
IOWA FOR SEVERAL YEARS. STORIES FROM
THOSE TRIPS WILL SURELY BE TOLD AND
RETOLD FOR YEARS.
IT WAS ALSO IN AMES THAT -JAMES MET AND
FELL IN LOVE WITH LAURA GRAPES. PERHAPS IT
WAS THE IN-.JURED NOSE FROM A RU N I N
WITH A SOFTBALL THAT MADE LAU RA NOTICE
-JAMES THE NIGHT THEY FIRST MET.
COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE IN EACH OTHER'S
COMPANY FROM THE VERY START, THEIR
FRIENDS DESCRIBED -JAMES AND LAURA AS
THE "OLD MARRIED COUPLE." IT'S NO SURPRISE
THAT -JAMES DECLARED "SHE'S THE ONE," IN A
PHONE CALL TO HIS MOTHER VERY EARLY IN
THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
AND -JAMES WAS RIGHT. IN THE YEARS BEFORE
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THEY
MARRIED ON NOVEMBER 21,2006 IN LAS VEGAS,
-JAMES AND LAURA CREATED MANY MEMORIES
TOGETHER. THEIR TRIP TO PARIS, FRANCE IN
AUGUST 2002 WAS ONE OF THE MOST
CHERISHED. ALTHOUGH A PLANNER BY
NATURE, LAURA TRIED TRAVELING AROUND
PARIS IN THE LAID-BACK STYLE -JAMES
PREFERRED AND FOR TEN DAYS, THEY FLEW
BY THE SEAT OF TH EI R PANTS EXPLORI NG
PARIS.
IN 2005, -JAMES AND LAURA MOVED TO ST.
LOUIS, MISSOURI WHERE -JAMES -.JOINED U.S.
BANK WORKING AT THE HILLTOWN, MID RIVERS
AND WEST CLAY BRANCHES IN ST. LOUIS AND
ST. CHARLES COUNTIES. HE WAS A BELOVED
EMPLOYEE, COLLEAGUE AND MANAGER
EVERYWHERE HE WENT, WINNING NUMEROUS
AWARDS, AND WAS NOTED FOR HIS ABILITY TO
SPOT SUSPICIOUS FINANCIAL ACTIVITY LIKE A
HAWK.
As 2010 APPROACHED, LAURA AND -JAMES
EXCITEDLY PREPARED FOR THE ARRIVAL OF
THEIR SON, -JAMES RYAN MOHR. ON THAT
VALENTINE'S DAY, LAURA GAVE -JAMES A
PICTURE FRAME ENGRAVED WITH "ME AND My
DADDY." As HE OPENED THE GIFT, -JAMES FELT
THE OVERWHELMING EXCITEMENT ABOUT
BECOMING A DAD TAKE OVER. -JAMES
OFFICIALLY BECAME A FATHER ON FEBRUARY
19,2010.
READING TO RYAN WAS ONE OF -JAMES'
FAVORITE THINGS TO DO. AND NO TRIP TO THE
MALL WAS COMPLETE WITHOUT A RIDE ON THE
MERRY-GO-ROUND TOGETHER.
KNOWN FOR BEING OVERWHELMINGLY
POSITIVE AND STRONG IN SPIRIT, -JAMES PUT
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UP A TOUGH FIGHT WITH ANGIOSARCOMA IN
2012. EVEN WHEN -JAMES WASN'T FEELING
WELL, HE WAS ALWAYS QUICK TO ASK WHAT HE
COULD DO FOR OTHERS IN NEED. HIS
ROLLER-COASTER BATTLE WITH CANCER
ENDED ON NOVEMBER 9,2012.
-JAMES IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, LAURA
GRAPES, SON
-JAMES RYAN MOHR, MOTHER NORMA MOHR,
SIBLINGS
LANCE MOHR AND WIFE KRISTIN, RUSSELL
MOHR AND WIFE -JENNIFER, AND NEPHEW AND
NIECES LANDON, BEAU AND ISABELLE. -JAMES
WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER
LESTER MOHR, MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS,
-JAMES AND CLARA MARTZ, AND PATERNAL
GRANDPARENTS, -JACK AND MINNIE MOHR.
DONATIONS CAN BE MADE IN -JAMES' HONOR
TO SUPPORT SARCOMA RESEARCH I N THE
DIVISION OF ONCOLOGY AT WASH I NGTON
UNIVERSITY.
WASH I NGTON UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF
ONCOLOGY Box 8007 ATTENTION: ROBERT
BARCZEWSKI 600 SOUTH EUCLI D AVEN UE ST.
LOUIS, MO 631 10
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