James Alan Poluka

James Alan “Jimmy” Poluka was born on May 7, 1959 in Cleveland, and peacefully passed away on Sept. 7, 2018 at Hospice House of Hospice of the Western Reserve. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sylvester W. “Bill” and Elizabeth “Betty” (nee Kassay), and his brother Bill. He is survived by his brothers Michael, Bobby and Johnny.

Jimmy was a lover of music, especially Disco. If you wanted to know the name of any disco song, who sang it and where it was produced, all you had to do was ask Jimmy.

Besides the love of music, he loved pierogis and onions, garage sales, B movies (second only to Raquel Welsh in “1 Million Years B.C.”), Barbie dolls, robots and monsters of all kinds. His eclectic collection of movie posters, Barbie dolls and replicas of monsters and robots (some purchased but many homemade) gave ample proof to his likes. Jim was also a great artist, but don’t ask him to do a picture or art piece for you. Rather, as is true for anyone with artistic talents, it had to be an inspiration for him to begin his creativity.

Jim will always be remembered and loved by those who knew him. His smile, his laugh, his enthusiasm will always be a source of comfort when thinking of him. Jimmy had many friends, Tom, Sonia, Maria, Daisy, Jean and Bill – just to name a few. He loved his family and his friends and was always there to laugh and have a good time with them.

Goodbye Jim. May you Rest in Peace and may God be with you as you join your family and friends who have gone before you. You will always be in our hearts and memories. We know the Disco music and dancing in heaven just got a whole lot better!!

Lovingly written and submitted by Tom