James W. Berry

James Berry was born on May 4th, 1980, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Kim and Jimmy Berry. Growing up in Virginia Beach alongside his two younger sisters, Misty and Lisa, James spent his early years by the ocean.At 15, his life took a turn as he moved to North Carolina to live with his mom after his parents separated. By 18, James found himself back on the coast in the Outer Banks, but soon returned to Virginia to stabilize his future. It was there, at 19, that he met his first wife, and together they had a child.Though the marriage didn’t last, it set James on a winding path. By 24, with three children in tow, he was building a construction business, moving from place to place as work took him to new horizons.After years of searching, James returned to North Carolina in the early 2010s, eventually settling in the Outer Banks once more where he met a woman and decided to start a life with her and her two daughters in Texas. But it was on January 1st, 2018, when he planted his roots there.