James F. Kozma of Oldsmar, Florida passed away on March 19, 2020, peacefully surrounded by family. He was born July 28, 1966 to Otto and Marge (Vargo) Kozma in Elyria, Ohio. Jim graduated from Elyria Catholic High School in 1984, lettering in Cross Country and Track.
Jim was employed by Lowe’s for 25 years. He started his career in Elyria before moving to Florida in 1997, where he continued his employment with several Lowe’s stores in the Tampa Bay area. In his free time, he enjoyed collecting sports memorabilia and following the Ohio State Buckeyes’ football team. Jim also had a love of cars, scratch-off lottery tickets, video games, and grilling out for the family. He loved spending time at Chuck E. Cheese with Chubby (his grandson, Karsyn), swimming in the pool and hot tub with the grandkids and rocking out to Metallica in the car with his daughter, Bryanna.
Jim got married to Liz on June 10, 2000. The two of them liked biking together, attending baseball games, going to the beach, and enjoying ice cream.
One of Jim’s favorite times of the year was at Thanksgiving when he got to play the annual Turkey Bowl with his brother, nephews and children. He would line the grass lot next to the house each year to prepare for the big game!
Jim is survived by his wife, Liz (Velazquez), daughters, Bryanna Kozma, Jasmine (David) Mundell, Jessica (Adam) Scott; son, Joshua (Kristen) Garcia and grandchildren, Karsyn, Lillian, Lucas and Wyatt; parents, Otto and Marge, brothers, Mike (Cindy) of Elyria, Steve of Tampa, nieces, Rachel and Sarah Kozma of Elyria, nephews, Marshall and Carson Kozma of Tampa, and his best four-legged friend, Saige. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Steve and Irma Kozma and Steve and Barbara Vargo.
A Celebration of Life will be held on June 6th at 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the family residence.
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