Jim

Mayo

Obituary Jim Mayo was born on November 22, 1948 to Thomas and Evelyn Mayo at Columbia Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. He received his formal education at C.A. Johnson High School in the same location. He had four sisters- Dorothy Mae Hare, Evelyn Dunbar, Janice Crummey and Carolyn Mayo, and two brothers- Thomas and Leroy Mayo. He was employed in New York City at a company called North American Bolt and Screw, where he worked dutifully for over thirty years before retiring. By that time, he was a highly esteemed and well respected Senior Buyer for the institution. My father's highest achievement and greatest source of pride was his family. He married his one and only wife Arlene Mayo at the age of 26. They were married for 47 years in which they had two children Joy and Amiri Mayo. He and Arlene were given seven grandsons that loved them as only grandchildren can. Shariyf(21), Haniyf (19), Shahiyd (18), Abdur Rahiym (15), and Abdullah (13) were from his second daughter Amiri. Joy's children, twins Kayden and Kyle are 15 months old. They were the sons he never had and they filled his life with so much happiness. My father was truly blessed in his life to be surrounded by his family at the end of his life and he knew without a doubt how much he was loved and cherished. Although he lost his wife earlier on, he gained a greater, stronger and deeper relationship with his daughters that I know filled his with immense satisfaction. Jim Mayo was one of the most loyal, loving and dedicated father, grandfather and friend. He will be sorely missed, always loved and never, ever forgotten.