Guy McDowell Lahr, III, 67, of Springfield, passed away at 7:04 p.m.
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September 10, 2012 |
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September 6, 2012 |
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Chester Charlton McCullough, Jr., who went to be with his Lord Sunday, August 19th, at age 95 years, 5 months, was a resident of River Forest, Illinois, from 1953 to 2012. A long-time member of First Presbyterian Church of River Forest, he served as Deacon and Elder and in several other capacities. Mr. McCullough was born March 18, 1917, in the city of Chicago, son of Chester C. and Una (McFarland) McCullough. He attended the Harvard School for Boys, Beloit College (B.A., 1939), Chicago Kent College of Law (LL.B., 1947, and J.D., 1948), and the University of Chicago (MBA, 1953). While at Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; in law school, at Kent, he worked on the Law Review; at the University of Chicago, he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma.
In 1942, Mr. McCullough married Jean Lenore Coffman. She passed away in 1986. Their two children, Dr. Celia M. (Gary Kaplan) and Major Daniel C. (Sue) survive.
Mr. McCullough served in World War II (Private to Captain), training with the 63rd Infantry Division, in the U. S., and then serving with the 26th Infantry Division in Europe; after V. E. Day, he was assigned to Military Government of Germany. Recalled for the Korean Conflict, he served as a Civil Affairs Officer in Korea.
In 1939, Mr. McCullough went to work for Chicago Title and Trust Company as a Junior Clerk. He was elected Vice President of that company in 1957. In 1964, he transferred to the subsidiary, Chicago Title Insurance Company, from which he retired in 1982, as Senior Vice President and Secretary.
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August 30, 2012 |
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Maury Kravitz was a lawyer, a gold trader and a student of history, but he was best known for his fascination with 13th century Mongolian leader Genghis Khan, a fascination that led to four expeditions in search of the emperor's grave site in Mongolia.
"I got a call in early 1995 … about some cockamamie scheme to look for a burial site in Mongolia of Genghis Khan," said John Woods, a professor of history at the University of Chicago, adding that the call led to a lunch with Mr. Kravitz.
"Although the scheme seemed strange, he was so magnetic that I couldn't turn away," said Woods, who soon got involved in an effort to raise funds for an expedition. Though that early effort didn't raise any money, Mr. Kravitz by 2000 had convinced a small group of investors to put $1.2 million into funding expeditions over four summers.
The expedition located a grave site in Mongolia with artifacts from Genghis Khan's time, Woods said. But the professor also said he didn't know if it is "the right place." Woods said that if time, money and the political climate had allowed, there were other likely sites to explore.
Mr. Kravitz, 80, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Tuesday, July 31, in Highland Park Hospital, according to his wife, Mona. He had lived in Highland Park for more than 40 years.
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August 30, 2012 |
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Eugene Coggeshall Shutts, 95, passed away Sunday August 12, 2012 at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center. He was born May 28, 1917 to Mildred and Irving Shutts.
He attended the Joliet Public Schools and graduated from Joliet Township High School in 1935. He attended Joliet Junior College and the University of Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1939 and the University of Michigan Law School in 1942.
Eugene served with the United States Army in Africa in the Middle East from 1942 to 1946. He met his wife, Regine, in Casablanca, French Morocco in 1946. They married February 15, 1947 in Joliet.
Eugene practiced law in Joliet from 1946 until his death. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Rotary Club of Joliet, the Propeller Club, the American Legion, Will County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, St. Edward and Christ Episcopal Church and the Estate Planning Council of Will County. He also served on the Vestry of Christ Episcopal Church and the Executive Board of the Rainbow Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Regine Dumas Shutts; parents Mildred and Irving Shutts. Survived by his son, Robert (Diane) Shutts; granddaughters, Sara Elizabeth (John) and Cynthia Diane; great-granddaughter, Julia Katherine; great-grandson, David Thomas.
In lieu of flowers memorials to St. Edward and Christ Episcopal Church or Silver Cross Hospital would be appreciated.
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August 30, 2012 |
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Alexander P. Misheff, a dean of the Trust Administration Bar of Chicago, passed away suddenly Aug. 5 at age 78.
His life was an example of American bootstrap mobility, born to immigrant parents from eastern Europe during the depression, growing up in the small town of Red Wing, Minn., and graduating from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. After serving in the Army, he began his legal career in Chicago in the trust department of Continental Bank, eventually advancing to head the department.
When Continental sold its trust business, he established a private law practice, which he continued until shortly before his death. A significant contributor to his profession, he spent many years on bar association committees, chairing the Chicago Bar Association Trust Committee, writing articles for professional publications and representing the American Bankers Association in drafting a Uniform State Law proposal on Fiduciary Principles of Trusts.
Reflecting his efforts to promote prudence and stem the erosion of traditional trust principles, he continually opposed efforts by state legislatures in recent years to encourage trust departments "to mend their stodgy ways and invest more in the stock market." He also criticized proposals to change the traditional rules of trust accounting.
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August 23, 2012 |
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Ben W. Heineman Sr., of Chicago, died on August 5 at age 98. He was revered as a giant of his generationa brilliant lawyer, a far-sighted businessman, an adviser to presidents, governors and mayors, a prominent Chicago leader, a deeply committed supporter of opera and symphony, an influential trustee of the University of Chicago, and a world-class collector of contemporary glass.
These and many other accomplishments reflected a person of extraordinary character, integrity and, independence, whose life truly deserved the phrases "business statesman" and "Renaissance man." He was a warm, witty, wise and caring counselor to many and, ultimately, an exemplary citizen of his city, his state, and his country.
Ben was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, on February 10, 1914, six months before the start of World War I, the son of Walter Benjamin and Elsie Brunswick Heineman. After his family lost all its money in 1929, he attended the University of Michigan from 1930 to 1933 and then Northwestern Law School, graduating in 1936 at the top of his class and as the editor of the law review. His legal career spanned the next 20 years. He was a leading corporate lawyer in Chicago.
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August 23, 2012 |
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William C. Gracik of Algonqui, 51, passed away on Aug. 9 in Barrington following a lengthy illness. Bill was born Jan. 2, 1961, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Francis and Barbara (nee Miller) Gracik.
He graduated from Michigan State University with a business degree and in 1992 from John Marshall Law School. He had practiced law in the area for a number of years and in 2005 opened his own law firm in Algonquin.
He was a loving father, always positive and upbeat and enjoyed learning about military history.
Bill is survived by his children, Nichole Marie, William Charles Jr., Jacob Wilson and Jessica Ann and their mother, Carolyn Gracik, all of Algonquin; his parents, Francis and Barbara Gracik of Tawas, Mich.; his siblings, Mary (John) Leatherman of Shepherd, Mich., Jack (Elise) Gracik of Elk River, Minn., David (Julie) Gracik of Sterling Heights, Mich., Glenn (Gina) Gracik of North Pole, Alaska, Theresa Gracik of Ann Arbor, Mich., Judy (Mike) Whalen of Spring Lake, Mich., Steve (Lisa) Gracik of Elk River, Minn. and Sue (Denny) Wyman of Dearborn, Mich.
n lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Light of Christ Lutheran Church, 100 Hanson Road, Algonquin. For more information, please call the funeral home at 847-515-8772 or online condolences can be directed to www.defiorejorgensen.com.
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August 23, 2012 |
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Edward T. Graham studied up on condemnation law after his father-in-law's family farm near Batavia was swallowed up by the federal government in the late 1960s as part of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory project.
Mr. Graham, at the time an attorney for Standard Oil of Indiana, became the legal adviser for many farmers whose land was in the path of the gigantic research lab. The experience of helping so many landowners gave Mr. Graham the confidence to branch out and open his own law firm in Wheaton, where he spent the next 40-plus years practicing primarily real estate law.
Read the full obituary in the Chicago Tribune
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August 10, 2012 |
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Jeremiah D. McAuliffe, name partner in the Chicago firm of Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP, passed away on Aug. 8.
Born on October 1, 1921 in Chicago, Mr. McAuliffe graduated from Northwestern University 1943 and Northwestern University School of Law 1948. He was commissioned Ensign in the United States Navy in August 1943 and served on board USS Bates (DE68) in the North Atlantic. He served as Executive Officer on board USS PC 483 and Commanding Officer on board USS PCE 870 in the Pacific Theatre. He continued to serve in the United States Naval Reserve and retired as Commander.
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August 9, 2012 |
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Warren Peters, 82, of Lincoln died at 12:30 A.M. Sunday, July 22, 2012 at the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Warren was born on August 10, 1929 in New Holland, IL to Andrew Thomas and Mary Jane Gallagher Peters. He married Jean Fults on March 7, 1961. She survives. Jean and Warren recently celebrated 51 years of marriage together.
Also surviving are six daughters, Mary (Ron) Harmsen of Emden, IL, Jane (Greg) Fox of Atlanta, GA, Gail (Don) Vitek of Elmhurst, IL, Anne (Dan) Conrady of Lincoln, IL, Ruth Brackney of Kansas City, MO, and Amy (Steve) DiLullo of Long Grove, IL, one sister, Edith Ellen Warn of San Diego, CA and fifteen grandchildren, Amanda, John and Katelyn Harmsen, Rachel, Jill and Robert Fox, Andrew, Grace, Gretchen and Robert Vitek, Benjamin, William and Adam Conrady, and Jackson and Lauren Brackney.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters Ruth Marie Peters and Jane Strien and one brother Thomas Peters.