James J. Organ, 53, passed away on June 8, 2024, at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, WI.<\/p>\n
Jim Organ was born on April 7, 1971, in Racine, WI, to James I. Organ and Judith (Orth) Gillihan.\u00a0 Jim graduated from Bradford High School in 1990 and went on to earn a Marketing\/Advertising Degree from Gateway Technical College.<\/p>\n
He was employed with M&I Bank and then Hewitt\/AON.<\/p>\n
Jim\u2019s love for sports has always been in his life.\u00a0 He loved playing football and if he wasn\u2019t playing he was watching it, DAILY!\u00a0 After his illness prevented him from playing, he went to coaching kids.\u00a0 He had to be on the field.\u00a0 He volunteered his time at CYC coaching basketball, his niece\u2019s T-Ball and son\u2019s baseball.<\/p>\n
In 2000, he married Kortney Pasterski.\u00a0 Jim took a lot of pride in renovating his home and having a great looking yard.\u00a0 The couple had two children, Emma and Aiden.\u00a0 Jim adored his children and would do anything to make them happy.\u00a0 He was a lifelong Bears and Cubs fan.\u00a0 His best times were watching games with the family.\u00a0 When able Jim also enjoyed woodworking.\u00a0 Jim had a great sense of humor and will be missed every single day.\u00a0 Jim suffered many years from MD (Mitochondrial) Disease, it took a lot from him every day, but he fought with everything he had.<\/p>\n
Jim is survived by his daughter, Emma Organ; his son, Aiden Organ; his mother, Judith Gillihan of Kenosha; his sisters, Tammy Organ and Nicole (Matt) Maurer; his brother, Richard Gillihan; his nieces, Samantha Lucky, Jessica Lucky, Megan Maurer, Ashley Maurer and Hannah Maurer.<\/p>\n
Jim is preceded in death by his father, James I. Organ; his stepfather, Lawrence Gillihan; his brother, Christopher Gillihan; his grandparents and his loving dogs, Sosa and Marley.<\/p>\n
Funeral services honoring Jim\u2019s life will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024 at the Piasecki Funeral Home.<\/p>\n
A visitation for Jim will be held on Monday, June 17, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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