James Jamison

James L. Jamison was a 28-year-old Milwaukee resident whose life was part of the everyday fabric of his neighborhood. Public records and contemporary news reports identify him by name and age and place him in Milwaukee; beyond those basic facts the public record is limited, but they mark a real person who lived among family, friends, and neighbors who cared for him.

On September 22, 2017, Jamison was critically wounded in a shooting on Milwaukee’s north side and later died at a hospital. That date and the location are part of the factual record; they are also a reminder that the headlines that recorded his passing do not capture the full measure of a life. Those who knew him — relatives, friends, coworkers, neighbors — hold memories and stories that are not reflected in news copy and deserve to be remembered privately and with care.

Because no family-published obituary or funeral-home notice matching his name and the exact date of death has been located in reliable public sources, this remembrance focuses on honoring the human reality behind the record: a young person from Milwaukee whose life mattered to those close to him. If family members or close friends wish to share further remembrances, details about James’s relationships, work, interests, and achievements would allow a fuller, more personal memorial to be built that reflects who he was beyond the circumstances of his death.

This short remembrance acknowledges the limits of what is publicly known while affirming that James L. Jamison’s life had meaning to people who loved him. May those memories—small acts of kindness, laughter, work, and the ties of everyday life—be the center of how he is remembered.