James W. Marks Jr, 60, of Chicago, Illinois passed away November 4, 2016. Jim was born in Camp Lejuene, Jacksonville, North Carolina on October 27, 1956. He graduated with a BA with honors from the University of Chicago in 1979 and obtained a J.D. with honors from Tulane University in 1984. Jim had practiced law in Denver, CO and in Chicago, IL. Law was his passion and his true love. He was proud to be a part of the legal profession. He believed in giving back to the community--active in alumni work for the University of Chicago; a member of the board for GUILD (UIC), an organization supporting research into liver diseases and cancer; and worked as a field organizer and attorney in Iowa for Obama's Organizing for American and Victory Council.
Jim is survived by his wife, Paula Ausick, his father, James W. Marks Sr., his mother, Betty Finch Marks, and his sister, Linda M. Kim. Donations in Jim's memory can be made to support the Thomas J. Layden, M.D. Professorship Fund at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, formerly the GUILD. Checks can be made out to the University of Illinois Foundation, Layden Professorship in the memo and sent to: University of Illinois College of Medicine, 1747 W. Roosevelt Road, Suite 302, Chicago IL, 60608, attention Stephanie Carani. A memorial service is planned in the near future.
