James Adamson Burke

James Adamson Burke obituary, Leesburg, VA

James Adamson Burke

James Burke Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Loudoun Funeral Chapel on May 23, 2025.

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James was raised in Leesburg, Virginia and graduated from Loudoun County High School in 1988 and attended Chowan College. James had been employed with Costco since 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, James T. Burke and Thelma A. Burke. James is survived by his wife Cleopatra, son Bryan, and daughter Myka. He is also survived by his sisters, Sharon Lawson (Rusty) and Linda Burke, and brother Mike Burke (Laurie Reavis), two nephews Kevin Burke (Denise) and Travis Burke and great nephew Steven Burke.
The Burke family will receive friends for a memorial visitation from 10:00AM to 10:30 on June 16, 2025 at Loudoun Funeral Chapel, 158 Catoctin Cir. SE, Leesburg, VA 20175. A memorial service will follow at 1030am at Loudoun Funeral Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Loudoun Hunger Relief, 750 Miller Drive, Suite 110, Leesburg, VA 20175, or www.LoudounHunger.org.
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June 2, 2025

Costco NE Regional Office posted to the memorial.

May 28, 2025

Angie Stewart posted to the memorial.

May 28, 2025

Julie Gray posted to the memorial.

Costco NE Regional Office

June 2, 2025

Dear Burke Family,

We extend our deepest condolences for your loss. Jimmy was not only a valued member of our team but also a wonderful colleague and friend. He will be truly missed.

Our thoughts are with your family during this difficult time. Please know that we share in your sorrow and are holding you close in our hearts.

Angie Stewart

May 28, 2025

Dear Good Friend, Sending my thoughts and prayers to your family.
Jimmy you will be missed by so many, your home and your friendship was the hub of everything.. So many great memories, will miss you a lot, until we meet again my friend.

Julie Gray

May 28, 2025

Jimmy, you will be greatly missed. I am so glad we got to reconnect through Facebook after all these years! You, Misty and myself had lots of great laughs in high school. I am sad to see that you have left this world way too soon! RIP my friend. Sending lots of thoughts and prayers to your family!

Heather Heider

May 28, 2025

Jimmy , you were one of the best guys! Always smiling, kind, funny and full of life. RIP Raider friend.

Christopher Page

May 27, 2025

So many childhood memories. Too many to enumerate. Jimmy was such a good guy, always enjoyed a laugh, a good backyard ball game, and a good fishing session at any of the neighborhood ponds. Love and prayers for the entire Burke family at this difficult time.

Billy Costanzo

May 25, 2025

I have so many memories of Jimmy and his family. School days, at the ball park, driving around Leesburg, Tally-Ho theater, walking around the mall, playing cards, fantasy football, watching games, but mostly conversations about the old days. You will be missed my friend!

Tawnya Schultz

May 24, 2025

I am so sorry to hear about Jimmy. He was a good friend. I met Jimmy when I was doing an internship at Costco during the summer of 2023. He was my training buddy. He was the best trainer anyone could have asked for. As a single female driving to and from Texas, he checked in with me to make sure I was safe driving back. I appreciated it. We kept in touch afterwards as we had several things in common. May his cards always be live and his pots be monsters.

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