James Edward Ice Jr.

Bigg Ice or Coach Ice

Sunrise 02/12/1965 - - Sunset 05/05/2015

Born February 12, 1965 to James and Delores Ice in Chattanooga, TN, the family moved to California in the late 70’s, joining his grandfather in Los Angeles.

James attended Lennox High School and played football and basketball but enjoyed playing football.

After high school James worked security in the Hawthorne mall and in pretty much every hot club in Hollywood. After a few years working in the Hollywood club scene he went on the road traveling almost around the world doing Personal Protection for acts like: Ice T, Ice Cube and Tha Lenchmob, Faith Evans, Usher, Master P, Snoop Dogg to name a few. After 20 plus years in the music industry doing security for a host acts James slowed down and came off the road for his true love, the game of football.

James coached Hawthorne Cougar pop warner football, which is now Lawndale Hawthorne Cardinal Youth Football & Cheer, as well as coached North Torrance Freshman football. Juggling between the two fields was a lot but he loved it. James enjoyed being on the sideline at all varsity games.

His passion to want to teach the game he loved to the kids kept him always on the go from camps to clinics. James loved seeing these boys grow and learn the game that they loved and seeing the young boys turn in to fine young men.

James's legacy will live on through his mother Delores Ice, sisters Angela Ice; Yolanda Ice-Fitch, brothers Thomas Nelson Jr; James C. Ice, significant other Marie Atencio and step sons Nathan Brown; Reginald Brown Jr; a slew of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and score of cousins and God children and the football players called the SONS OF ICE and family members proceeded in death dad James E Ice Sr, Grandmothers Ella Mae Gaddis; Marie Kyles and Grandfather Alphonza Gaddis.

Fill not your hearts with pain and sorrow,

but remember me in every tomorrow.

Remember the joy, the laughter, the smiles,

I’ve only gone to rest a little while.

Although my leaving causes pain and grief,

my going has eased my hurt,

and given me relief.

So dry your eyes and remember me,

not as I am now, but as I used to be.

Because, I will remember you all,

and look on with a smile.

Understand in your hearts,

I’ve only gone to rest a little while.

As long as I have the love of each of you,

I can live my life in the hearts of all of you.