RICHARD JAMES CHRISTISON

RICHARD JAMES CHRISTISON Mr. Richard James Christison, 71, passed away suddenly at his brother's fishing lodge in Ontario, Canada, on July 24, 2016. He resided in Kansas City for the last five years. Mr. Christison was born in Minneapolis, MN, and attended schools there. He enlisted in the United States Navy later returning to Minnesota to earn degrees in Journalism at the University of Minnesota. After buying a local Michigan newspaper he returned to the Twin Cities to become a partner in a public relations firm. He was president and CEO of the firm Coleman & Christison, Inc. of St. Paul with offices in San Francisco. He founded the Leukemia Foundation of America in honor of his partner and friend, Nicholas D. Coleman. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; daughter, Claire Christison of Minneapolis; son, Aaron Christison (Sarah) of Redwood Falls, MN; step children Richard Huebner (Jenifer) of Fort Collins, CO, and Shelly Warren (Jeff) of Overland Park, KS; brothers, John of Dryden, Canada, and Dennis (Jenean) of Grandy, MN; sisters, Lois Garcia of Butler, PA, and Margaret Davis of Moses Lake, WA; grandchildren, Anthony Dunne, Christopher Marsden and Samuel Christison; step grandchildren, Stacey Warren, John Warren and Adrienne Huebner.