Sandor "Sandy" Korein, 86, died Sept. 9, 2018. Sandy was born May 5, 1932, in Zalaszengrote, Hungary, to parents, Ferenc and Katalyn Korein.

He grew up in East St. Louis and attended East St. Louis Sr. High School, Washington University, and Washington University, School of Law. 

He was senior partner of the law firm Carr, Korein et al from 1973 to 2003 and then formed the law firm of Korein Tillery in St. Louis until his retirement. Sandy was a staunch advocate for the State of Israel, a big supporter of the Democratic Party, and a board member of the Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois. He was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Missouri State Bar Association, the Missouri Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and American Bar Association, and had served as chairman of the Admiralty and Maritime Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. He was a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is former president of the St. Louis-Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has served as chairman of the St. Clair County Bar Association Medical-Legal Committee, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the St. Clair County Bar Association, and Chairman of the Admiralty Council of the Illinois Bar Association. 

Beloved husband of Carol Jean Korein for 61 years. Loving father of Susan (Stan) Pritchet, Andrea (Bennett) Keller, and Michael (Andrea) Korein. Loving grandfather to Valerie Pritchet (Eric Miller), Laura (Damian) Irizarry, Samantha (Daniel) Katzman, Danielle Korein, Katherine Korein, and Gabrielle Korein. Loving great-grandfather of Owen and Adelina Irizarry, Avery Katzman, and Rebecca Miller. Dear brother-in-law to Mark Glass and Stan Glass and loving uncle to Karyn (Greg) Scandaglia, Linda Glass (Jeff Mercer), and Steven (Diane) Glass.