James "Jim" A. Malayter

James A. “Jim” Malayter, 80, of Kalamazoo, Mich., formerly of Valparaiso, Ind., passed away surrounded by loved ones on April 7, 2024. Born and raised in Gary, Ind., he graduated from Horace Mann High School before attending Valparaiso University on a football scholarship, where he graduated in 1966. After college, he went to medical school at Indiana University, where he received his M.D., and he completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Returning to settle in his college town to practice medicine, Jim was an orthopedic surgeon for more than 30 years. He helped establish one of the first sports medicine clinics in Northwest Indiana and was one of the founding partners of Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute. He treated thousands of patients over the course of his long career and was known among patients for his friendly, reassuring manner and extensive knowledge. An avid sports fan, Jim also served as Valparaiso University’s team physician for all of the school’s athletic teams for nearly three decades and was a regular on the sidelines at both football and basketball games, and frequently traveled with the teams. In the early 1980s, he was one of the lead fundraisers for the project that built the university’s basketball arena, the Athletics-Recreation Center. He was inducted into the Valparaiso University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Malayter and Mary Elizabeth (Lynch) Malayter; a newborn sister; and brother-in-law, Malcolm Randolph. He is survived by his wife, Ali Schulz-Malayter; and his children: Aislinn (Malayter) Timmons, Amanda (Malayter) Ball, Rachelle (Malayter) Sobh, Ryan Malayter, and Shawn Malayter; as well as sons and daughters-in-law: Joel Timmons, Garrett Ball, Mike Sobh, Alexis (Wetoska) Malayter and Eileen (Ryan) Malayter, and his former spouse, Delayne (Noak) Malayter. In addition, he is survived by 11 grandchildren: Cavan, Kylie, Brody, Braeden, Winston, Helena, Olivia, Becket, Quinn, Millie and Avery. He is also survived by five siblings: Ray (Lynn) Malayter, Carol (Mac) Randolph, John (Denise) Malayter, Joan (David) Brubaker and Patrick (Ellen) Malayter. A public visitation will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024, from noon to 4 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home & Crematory, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point, IN, with a service to follow at the funeral home at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that tribute gifts be made to the Valpo Victory Fund in Jim’s honor. To donate, please go to give.valpo.edu and select the Valpo Victory Fund from the “Other Designations” menu. www.burnsfuneral.com

James "Jim" A. Malayter

February 10, 1944 - April 7, 2024