James Lacoste Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of James Lacoste (Newton, Kansas), who passed away on September 24, 2018 at the age of 69. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
Jim lived by the Third Step- "made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." When Jim was finally diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, he later wrote that he "felt lost and alone…relegated to a life of being 'stupid, boring and glum', and that he resented "well-meant suggestion[s] to take the Third Step." Life came full circle when Jim found comfort in newcomers who "mirrored back to [him his] own insecure fears." Eventually Jim found healing in continuing to take the Third Step as others had lovingly advised. Jim and his family traversed the bumpy road of Alzheimer's disease for 11 years. He is survived by his daughters Jacquie, Meredith, Carle, Casey, and Courtney; his siblings, Cathy, Tom, and Terri; his granddaughters Maisy, Annie, Maya, and Lucy; and many extended family members. He is preceded in death by his parents; his children, Roland and Carrie; and his granddaughter, Brittany. A reception will be held in loving memory on Sunday, September 30 from 2-4 pm at First Christian Church Newton, 102 East First Street.
