Denise Miarecki Stillman (November 28, 1971 – November 7, 2018) was an American entrepreneur and preservationist. She was known for establishing the Field of Dreams complex in Dyersville, Iowa.
Denise Stillman | |
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| Born | November 28, 1971 |
| Died | November 7, 2018 (aged 46) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Establishing the Field of Dreams baseball complex |
Early life
editDenise Marie Miarecki was born in 1971 in Chicago Corners, Wisconsin, to Gale and Wanda Miarecki, one of their four children.[1]
Her family moved to Goose Lake in Coal City, Illinois, where she graduated from Coal City High School in 1989. She graduated from Bradley University in 1992, before earning a master's degree in Business Administration at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1999.[1]
Career
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Upon leaving school, Miarecki began an eighteen-year career in marketing.[1] In 2012, two years after first visiting the site with her family,[2] she purchased the baseball field in Dyersville, Iowa, featured in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, from the Lansing family. She established the company Go The Distance Baseball and created a youth sports tournament complex—the All-Star Ballpark Heaven[3]—with an intent to host a Major League Baseball (MLB) game at the venue.[4] In 2021, three years after her death, the venue, which is now named Field of Dreams, hosted an MLB game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. The game was titled MLB at Field of Dreams.[5][6]
Personal life
editStillman was first married to Mike Stillman.[7] In 2016, she remarried, to Tom Mietzel.[1] She had two children: a son and a daughter.[2][8]
Death
editStillman died from liver cancer in 2018, aged 46.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d "Read Ms. Denise Miarecki Stillman's Obituary & Leave Condolences". everloved.com. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ a b "Denise Miarecki Stillman: Baseball Heaven: Northwestern Magazine - Northwestern University". www.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ a b Ivanisevic, Alex. "Owner of the Field of Dreams passes away this week". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Dying wish of late 'Field of Dreams' owner finally comes true". wqad.com. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ Harrigan, Thomas (November 23, 2020). "Field of Dreams game set for Aug. 12, 2021". MLB.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Evans, Kyle (August 13, 2021). "Yankees rally late, then blow slugfest to White Sox in Field of Dreams game". Fingerlakes1.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Brother Rice Graduate Earns College Scholar-Athlete Mention For Golf". Oak Lawn, IL Patch. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "In Memoriam: In Memoriam". magazine.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-28.