James Thomas Gold

Madison "" James Thomas Gold (""Jim Gold""- Builder), age 72, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, July 1, 2008.  After a long courageous battle with cancer, the angels carried James T. Gold to heaven. Jim was a life long Madison resident. He enjoyed Picnic Point and the Madison lakes even as a 5 year old. He enjoyed the company of others and did his best to get people to smile. Jim was a prominent home builder whose legacy lives on in the many Dane County homes he built in the 40+ years of his career. He has been the Badgers #1 fan for years. Jim is survived and will be greatly missed by his children: Heather (James) Ledin, Melissa (Matthew) Sacco, and Amy Gold and their mother, Bonny (Don) Forkner; as well as his grandchildren: Meghan and Collin Ledin, Bryanna, Mackenzie, Adrian, Ryan, and Stefan Sacco. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews and dear friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice L. Gold and Eleanor C. McKune; sibling, Alice M. Smith; and aunt, Edna Gold. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 A.M .on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at St Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 5313 Flad Ave., Madison. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. The family would like to thank the entire staff at the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Center for the loving care they gave during Jim™s final days. They would also like to express their gratitude to Dr. Matthew Crowe, Dr. Tyler Stewart and the entire VA staff for their caring, compassionate ways with the family and our Dad. To Otto Krueger, you™re a blessing to us all. Thank you.