Dennis Patrick Higgins, 70, of Clarendon Hills passed away July 24, 2022, with his family at his side.
Dennis is a graduate of Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights. He received a bachelor’s in business administration from Marquette University in Milwaukee and a master’s in business administration from Northern Illinois University in 1978. He began his banking career at First National Bank of Chicago, where he specialized in construction loans. His expertise then led him to Dallas, Texas, for the next 15 years. He returned to Chicago where he served as a senior vice president at the Bank of La Grange. He completed his career at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, most recently in San Francisco, Calif.
He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Higgins, née Frei; his children, Ryan Higgins, Erin (John) Darguzas and Colin (Lorraine) Higgins; his grandchildren, Derrick, Dylan and Daniel Darguzas and Rowan and Saiorse Higgins; his sister, Peggy (Richard) Pellegrino; his siblings-in-law, Kathryn (Albert) Shoumer, Kristine (Michael) DeFrank, Karla Gellatly and Kevin (Elyse) Frei; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at Sullivan Funeral Home, 60 S. Grant St., Hinsdale.
Family and friends will meet for a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 28, at Notre Dame Catholic Church, 64 Norfolk Ave., Clarendon Hills.
Interment is at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.
