James C. Stokes
James C. Stokes, some years ago, saw a need for Baltimore residents who were in any kind of family transition to have the mental, emotional and even physical support needed for successful relationships.
With his own support system, he helped to establish the Building Communities Today for Tomorrow, a private minority owned and operation company that serves everyone at risk of removal from the home or community, or transitioning from residential settings back into the community according to the BCTT website. Their motto is “Real Issues Deserve Real Work,” a sign of his dedication and of those who worked with him.
It is those who have been enriched by his service, along with employees of BCTT who mourn the Oct. 25 death of Stokes, who died following complications from a serious knee operation.
The BCTT team acknowledged their person sense of loss in a memo to the company, adding their concern “for the loss his family suffers.”
Services begin with public viewing, 5-7 p.m., Nov. 5 at March Funeral Home West, 4300 Wabash Ave. and continue with viewing at 10:30, Nov. 6, followed by a life celebration at 11 a.m. at New Christian Memorial Church, 3525 W. Caton Ave. in Baltimore.