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class="body-copy-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"> <span class="dfm-title"> James Bindon Messinger </span> <span class="obits-subline"> OBITUARY </span> </h2> <p>James “Jim” Bindon Messinger, aged 75, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2024. 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