Jason Michael Vosburgh's Obituary
On August 3rd, 1972, a boy was born to the proud parents Mike and Terry Vosburgh.
Their young son Jason spent his youth honing his “mentoring” skills, mainly on his younger brother Tony. Jason enjoyed his formative years in North Mississippi where he attended Southaven High School, graduating in 1991. It was in elementary school that he met his lifelong friend, Mark (Sluggo) Christenson. Once stating: “As long as I have Mark, I don’t need another friend.” Early in his life, he worked in the family business, and it was here that Jason developed his unique brand of people skills that would follow him throughout his life.
It was in February 1997 that Jason would meet the love of his life and future wife, Charlotte, at Denim and Diamonds, of all places. They came to know each other over their shared love of line dancing, and they enjoyed spending quality time with family and friends. Jason proposed and they were married on September 18th, 1999. Jason fell in love with both Charlotte and her young daughter Rachel, whom he unofficially adopted but officially raised. In June of 2001, their beautiful daughter Sarah was born, completing their family unit.
In early adulthood Jason learned, excelled at, and supported his growing family with his HVAC skills. Always looking to improve, Jason applied to and became a Memphis Firefighter in September 2002, working his way from Rookie to Pumper Driver over more than two decades of service. Jason spent time at the fire houses known as the 19’s, 17’s (Summer Avenue Circus), 7’s, and the 59’s. For most of Jason’s career he chose to stay at the busiest firehouses in the city. It is where the action was but also where many of the newest firefighters were assigned. He enjoyed the action but lived for the opportunities to mentor, challenge, educate, and indeed insult, or even prank this steady supply of new brothers and sisters to the force. Jason had no problem telling you his assessment of the situation at hand, his assessment of the problem, or even his assessment of you as a person, whether you wanted it or not. He was loud and demanding of his peers but never had anything but the best of intentions in his heart. He demanded the best of himself and expected no less from the ones around him.
His bedside manner with patients may have sometimes been suspect, but he was the guy you wanted with you when things were going bad.
Jason had a love of automobiles, his John Deer tractor, cooking, and he specifically excelled in the Grilling/BBQ field. His baked beans and grilled chicken wings, often replicated, but never duplicated, are off the chain and if you knew Jason you already know that. The food was always flavorful and generous, but it was the celebration of the meal with friends and family that was Jason’s inspiration to grill. Further extending his love of friends and family was his love of visiting Orlando, FL. For many years Jason and “The Crew,” because it was always more than the four of them, spent summer vacations exploring and figuring the best angles to get anything done in Orlando. Some ethical and some not so much, but that was Jason.
On Monday July 7th, 2025, after a brief but legendary battle, Jason returned to his Lord and savior and is preceded in death by his daughter Rachel Brown.
In addition to all of the firefighters he influenced, Jason is survived by his wife of 25 years, Charlotte, his daughter Sarah, his parents Mike and Terry Vosburgh, his brother Tony, and his son-in-law Rex. He also leaves behind his beloved pets, Godiva, Isa, and Giuseppe.
Memorial donations may be made to Shriners Children’s Hospital in his name.
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