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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - March 3, 2019
James Birdsill July 1, 1937 - February 27, 2019
James S. Birdsill, age 81, died February 27, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO from a sudden cardiac arrest. Born July 1, 1937, in Denver, CO, he was the son of the late Vernon and Marguerite Birdsill of Granby, CO. Jim graduated from Middle Park High School in Granby, CO. He was a veteran of the US Army where he served a two year tour overseas in Japan. Jim had served as a police officer for the City of Grand Junction, CO for 25 years, then retired. He then enjoyed working as a transportation provider for a recreational rafting company. Jim was a long standing member of the Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club. He enjoyed motorcycle touring, river rafting, and many other outdoor activities. He was preceded in death by his parents, and younger brother, Albert Lee (Shirley) of Ulysses, KS. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Alice; brother, Ted (Betty) of Battlement Mesa, CO; sons, Scott (Laura), of Thornton, CO; Shawn, of Lakewood, CO, and Jesse, of Thornton, CO; five grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. Memorial services will be held March 5, 2019, 12:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 522 White Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81503. Cremation remains to be inurned at the VA Memorial Cemetery, 2830 Riverside Parkway, during a military ceremony the same day at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to First United Methodist Church.
The Daily Sentinel page 4A Death Notice - March 2, 2019
James S. Birdsill, 81, Grand Junction, died Feb. 27, 2019, in Grand Junction. Services will be at noon Tuesday, at the First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, at the Veterans Cemetery of Western Colorado. He was a policeman. Survivors include his wife, Alice; three sons, J. Scott Birdsill and Jesse Stewart, both of Thornton, and J. Shawn Birdsill of Lakewood; one brother, Ted of Battlement Mesa; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions to First United Methodist Church, 522 White Ave., Grand Junction, 81501.
