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Tymon Shipp was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. The seventh of eight children, he grew up in a home with a lot of love, but not much money. Government cheese was a blessing and a curse.

Gun violence and other crime were commonplace in his neighborhood, so when his parents separated, Tymon’s mother welcomed the chance to move to Denver. (An older son in the Air Force was stationed there.) Tymon was 11.
Mrs. Shipp and the younger children loved Colorado. A year later, his parents got back together and the family moved to Missouri, then back to Colorado. Tymon attended four high schools in three years before graduating from Gateway High School in Aurora.

He played sports in school, but never thought to try out for a school play. After high scho ...more

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