Kim Cummings

Former area resident, 57

LINCOLN - Kim Robert Cummings, 57, of Lincoln died Monday, May 30, 2011, in Lincoln.

Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Butherus, Maser and Love Funeral Home in Lincoln.

He was born Dec. 9, 1953, in Atkinson to Donald L. and Dorothy O. (Rowe) Cummings.

Survivors include his father; brothers, Wray Cummings of Lincoln and Jerry Cummings and his wife, Laura, of Mons, Belgium; and nieces and nephews, Erin Wilhelm and family of Lincoln, Emily Bingham and family of Fort Belvoir, Va., Ian Cummings of Minneapolis and Christopher Cummings and Katie Mattas, both Lincoln.

Kim was an extraordinary artist, extraordinary friend and, above all else, an extraordinary storyteller.

He attended Kearney Public Schools and graduated from Kearney High in 1972. He earned varsity letters in wrestling and golf. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1976 with a degree in art.

Kim worked as a sound technician for Stanal Sound in Kearney and traveled throughout the United States, Europe and South Africa during the late 1970s and 1980s with acts that included John Denver, Dolly Parton, Neil Diamond, Waylon Jennings and Bob Dylan - and regaled his friends with stories of life on the road for the rest of his years.

He was the lead sound technician at the Lied Center for Performing Arts upon its opening in 1990 and did sound for big-name acts as well as thousands of dance recitals and barbershop quartet performances. He was employed at Duncan Aviation at the time of his death.

Kim's life passion was art, and he created countless works in watercolor, pencil and oil, which he gave as gifts to his many friends on birthdays and special occasions.

Kim left many dear and loyal friends and was a beloved son, brother, brother-in-law and uncle.

He was preceded in death by his mother, whom he adored.

Memorials are suggested to Sheldon Art Gallery.

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