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Jim Dennison

Posted: 08/08/2024

Jim Dennison January 10, 1964 - August 3, 2024 CHAMPAIGN - Jim Dennison, 60, of Champaign died at home on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from an unexpected cardiac event. He is survived by his wife, Kirsten Stigberg Dennison, of Champaign; his son, James of Savoy and daughter, Isabel of Las Vegas; brother, Tim (Stacia) Dennison of Effingham and sister, Jennifer (Kelly) Marquardt of Monticello; his father, Jim F. Dennison, of Monticello; and many other extended family members and friends. His mother preceded him in death in 2008. James Eugene Dennison was born January 10, 1964, in Effingham, Illinois, to James Findlay Dennison and Margaret Ellen (Sims) Dennison. The first of their three children and an only child until age 7, Jimmy enjoyed a happy childhood in Charleston and then Oakland, Illinois. He graduated from Oakland High School, where he played football, in 1982, and then attended Knox College in Galesburg, receiving his BA in art. After graduating Jim started working as a compute

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