ILION - James “Jim” W. Duffy, age 29, of 2 John St., Ilion, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. He was born on Jan. 26, 1979, in Ilion, the son of James and Anna (Butkiewicz) Duffy and graduated from Ilion High School with honors. Jim also graduated from Nazareth College, Rochester, with a B.S. in Business Administration. At one time he was employed as a sales representative at Mutual Life Insurance Co., New Hartford, N.Y., and later at Pyramid Malls, Syracuse. Jimmy was a fun loving, generous, caring and compassionate person. He enjoyed watching sports, fishing with his brother and going away on occasional weekends, but mostly just having his brother near him and having his family around him meant the world to him. All who knew Jimmy loved him dearly. Survivors include his mother, Anna, his brother, Terence “T-Man of Ilion, his sisters, Alicia (Duffy) Joseph and her husband Garth of Dominica, West Indies, Sabrina Duffy of Ilion and her boyfriend Sean Roney, his nieces and nephew, Taylor, Ashley, Garth and Analda; one uncle and two aunts, Joseph and Emilie Duffy and Marie Duffy, all of Ilion; several cousins including Gertrude Kaczorowski and her husband David and their children David, Annie and Joseph; Billy Lucey and his wife Patty and their son Billy; Tom Duffy and his children Andrea, Patrick, Erin and Ryan; Mary Earl and her husband Kevin and their children Timothy and Lauren; Carol Carney and her husband Bob and their son Justin; Tom Moreau and his wife Carolyn and his children, Becky Moreau Dean and her husband Nick and their daughter Katie Rose, Eric Moreau and his wife Julie and their son Cannon; Debra Richards and her children Ryan, Kyle and Lauren; Diana Duffy, Greg Duffy and his wife Pam and their children Greg and Julie; Jana Mula and her husband Pat and their children Michelle and Kelly; Joe Duffy and his wife Samantha; Aunt Elizabeth Parker and her daughters Liz Ciganek and her husband Michael and their son Michael, Emily Peterson and her husband Joe and their children Lily and Anthony; Aunt Lucy Vilamill and her children Albert and David; Aunt Mary Mazzella and her husband Silvano and their daughters Rosamaria and Christina; Aunt Christine Santiago and her husband Bill and their sons Douglas, Dennis and Daniel; Uncle Eddie Butkiewicz and his wife Maria and their children Eddie and his wife Pam, Mike and his wife Alysa; Aunt Tanya Mackley and her husband Matt and their children Jeremiah and Ariana; Aunt Teresa Galarza and her husband Luis and their children Luis, Luis and his wife Miriam and their children Luis and Marissa; Uncle Chester Butkiewicz and his wife Stephanie; Aunt Pam Sackett and her husband Geoff and their children Erika, Eric Butkiewicz and wife Marie and their children Eric Jr. and Robert; Irene Fenstermacher and her husband Mark and their daughters Zoey and Addison; other cousins Jack Duffy; Joe Bechtel and his wife Isa and his best friends Greg Jones, George Amendolare, Zach Brooks and close Friend Carolyn DeJohn. He was predeceased by his father, James Duffy in 2004, his grandparents, George and Gertrude Duffy, Joseph and Luba Butkiewicz. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, at the Church of the Annunciation, West Street, Ilion, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Alfred Lamanna, assisted by Deacon James Bower. Interment will be in Armory Hill Cemetery on the family lot. Calling hours are Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Applegate-Day & Enea Family Funeral Home, 102 West St., Ilion. As an expression of sympathy and in memory of Jim, please consider a memorial contribution in lieu of flowers to the Church of the Annunciation or American Heart Association. Envelopes are available at the Applegate-Day & Enea Family Funeral Home, Ilion.